George Hedley Vicars Bulyea (b. February 17, 1859, in Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick – d. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about the village of Gagetown For the military base see CFB Gagetown. Queens County ( 2006 population 11708 is located in central New Brunswick, Canada July 22, 1928 in Peachland, British Columbia, Canada) was a Canadian politician and the first Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peachland is a small town of approximately 5000 residents in the Okanagan Valley, on the west side of Okanagan Lake in British Columbia Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person A Lieutenant Governor is a high officer of state whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 As the youngest ever Lieutenant-Governor, he was appointed by Governor General Lord Earl Grey on advice of The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada Sir Wilfrid Laurier on September 1, 1905. The Governor General of Canada ( French: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative Albert Henry George Grey 4th Earl Grey, GCMG, GCVO, PC (28 November 1851 &ndash 29 August 1917 was a British nobleman who was Governor The Right Honourable (abbreviated as The Rt Hon) is an Honorific prefix that is traditionally applied to certain The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. See also 1904 in Canada, other events of 1905, 1906 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
He spent many years in the service of the territorial and provincial governments and played an important role in the early history of the Province of Alberta.
He was the son of James Albert Bulyea and Jane Blizzard. The Bulyeas were prosperous farmers. A farmer is a person who raises living organisms for food or raw materials George H. V. Bulyea was a Baptist. Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination.
He was educated at the Gagetown Grammar School and graduated from the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, in 1878, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. The University of New Brunswick ( UNB) is a Canadian university located in the province of New Brunswick. Fredericton (pronounced ˈfrɛdrɨktɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, by virtue of the provincial See also 1877 in Canada, other events of 1878, 1879 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. He was first in his class with honors in mathematics and French. Mathematics is the body of Knowledge and Academic discipline that studies such concepts as Quantity, Structure, Space and French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people
On January 29, 1885, he married Annie Blanche Babbit, the second daughter of R. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. See also 1884 in Canada, other events of 1885, 1886 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. T. Babbit, Registrar of Queens County, New Brunswick. They had one son, Percy, who died at the age of fifteen.
George H. V. Bulyea taught school from 1878 to 1882, serving as Principal of Sheffield Grammar School, Sunbury County, New Brunswick. See also 1877 in Canada, other events of 1878, 1879 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. See also 1881 in Canada, other events of 1882, 1883 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. Principal or Head of School is the title of the chief administrator of an Elementary school, Middle school, or High school in some English-speaking Sunbury County ( 2001 population 25776 is located in central New Brunswick, At various times, he was also a professional surveyor and undertaker. Surveying is the technique and science of accurately determining the terrestrial or three-dimensional space Position of points and the distances and angles between A funeral director (also known as a mortician or undertaker) is someone involved in the business of Funeral rites In 1892, he moved to western Canada, settling in Winnipeg for a year. See also 1891 in Canada, other events of 1892, 1893 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. Western Canada, commonly referred to as the West, is a region of Canada normally including all parts of Canada west of the province Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population In 1893, he moved to Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, which was then located in the District of Assiniboia, Northwest Territories. See also 1892 in Canada, other events of 1893, 1894 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. Qu'Appelle Saskatchewan, is a small village (legally for historical reasons a Town) with considerable historic significance Assiniboia refers to a number of different locations and administrative jurisdictions in Canada. The Northwest Territories (ˌnɔrθˌwɛstˈtɛrɨtɔriz ( NWT or NT; French, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest) is a territory Here he engaged in the furniture, flour, and feed businesses until 1907. Furniture is the Mass noun for the movable objects which may support the human body (seating furniture and beds, provide storage or hold objects on horizontal Flour is a powder made of Cereal grains It is the key ingredient of Bread, which is a staple food in many countries and therefore the availability In Agriculture, fodder or animal feed is any Foodstuff that is used specifically to feed Domesticated Livestock, such as A business (also called firm or an enterprise) is a legally recognized organizational entity designed to provide goods and/or services to See also 1906 in Canada, other events of 1907, 1908 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. He also wrote an official handbook regarding the Northwest Territories. A handbook is a type of Reference work, or other collection of instructions that is intended to provide ready reference The Northwest Territories (ˌnɔrθˌwɛstˈtɛrɨtɔriz ( NWT or NT; French, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest) is a territory
In the 1891 Northwest Territories election, he won a seat to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories for the riding of South Qu'Appelle, and was re-elected in the 1894 Election. The Northwest Territories general election of 1891 was held on November 7 1891 to elect twenty five members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada The Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories or Legislative Council of the Northwest Territories, Canada, is located in Yellowknife. An electoral district (also known as a Constituency or a riding in the Canadian English political Jargon) is a geographically-based The Northwest Territories general election of 1894 held on October 31 1894. On October 7, 1897, he became a Member of the first Executive Council of the Northwest Territories which administered the affairs of the area that presently comprises Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the Yukon. See also 1896 in Canada, other events of 1897, 1898 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 Saskatchewan (səˈskætʃəwən) is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of 588276 Yukon (ˈjuːkɒn is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three territories. He was re-elected by acclamation at a by-election on October 26, 1897. A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common In 1898, he was appointed Special Commissioner to the Territories, serving in that capacity until the Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were created in 1905. See also 1897 in Canada, other events of 1898, 1899 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. See also 1904 in Canada, other events of 1905, 1906 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. During the period 1898 to 1905, he also served as Administrator of Territorial Affairs in the Yukon for one year. He was reelected to the Northwest Territories Assembly at the 1898 Northwest Territories election and again, by acclamation, in 1902 Northwest Territories election. The Northwest Territories general election of 1898 took place on November 4 1898 The Northwest Territories general election of 1902, occurred on May 21 1902 and was the fifth general election in the history of the Northwest Territories George H. V. Bulyea was appointed Commissioner of Agriculture and Territorial Secretary in the Haultain government on January 12, 1899, relinquishing the agriculture portfolio in February, 1903, to become Commissioner of Public Works. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople See also 1898 in Canada, other events of 1899, 1900 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. See also 1902 in Canada, other events of 1903, 1904 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. The Commissioner of Public Works heads one of the departments in those local governments in New Jersey that operate under the Walsh Act form of municipal governance Along with Frederick W. A. G. Haultain, he represented the territorial government in the negotiations with Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the federal Cabinet on the issue of provincial status. The Cabinet of Canada (Cabinet du Canada plays an important role in the Government of Canada, in accordance with the Westminster System.
On the advice of Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier, George H. V. Bulyea was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Alberta effective September 1, 1905, the date that Alberta became a province. This appointment was made by Earl Grey, Governor General of Canada. During George H. V. Bulyea's period of service as Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, his Secretaries were G. H. Babbit and A. C. Gillespie.
In 1910, Lieutenant Governor George H. See also 1909 in Canada, other events of 1910, 1911 in Canada and the List of 'years in Canada'. V. Bulyea presided over the resignation of Premier A. In Canada, a premier is the Head of government of a province or territory. C. Rutherford following the Alberta and Great Waterways Railway issue. He passed over the candidates of two rival factions in the Liberal government's caucus to promote, and finally name, Alberta's Chief Justice Arthur Sifton as Rutherford's successor. Arthur Lewis Sifton, PC, KC (born October 26, 1858 St Johns ( Arva) London township, Middlesex County, This decisive action helped put matters to rest.
The Lieutenant Governor also played a sensitive role in the internal politics of the provincial Liberal Party. The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. The dynamics of federal and provincial political parties were not as clearly delineated then as they are today. The selection of such a prominent Liberal and an active political figure for the first Lieutenant Governor suggests that Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier expected that George H. V. Bulyea would play an assertive role in developing the politics of the new Province. However, the role of the Office has since evolved into a non-partisan and largely symbolic position. Head of state is the generic term for the individual or collective office that serves as the chief public representative of a Monarchic or Republican Nation-state George H. V. Bulyea was appointed Lieutenant Governor for a second term and continued to serve in that capacity until his successor was appointed effective October 20, 1915. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony See also 1914 in Canada, other events of 1915, 1916 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. Following his service as Lieutenant Governor, The Honourable George H. V. Bulyea was appointed Chairman of Alberta's Board of Public Utilities on November 20, 1915. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs,
In 1908, George H. See also 1907 in Canada, other events of 1908, 1909 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. V. Bulyea received Honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from the University of Alberta and the University of New Brunswick. Doctor of Laws ( Latin: Legum Doctor, LLD) is a Doctorate -level Academic degree in Law. The University of Alberta (U of A is a public research University located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The University of New Brunswick ( UNB) is a Canadian university located in the province of New Brunswick. While living in Edmonton, he was a member of the Edmonton Club and the Edmonton Golf and Country Club. Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta.
He died on July 22, 1928, at Peachland, British Columbia, and was buried in the Qu'Appelle Cemetery at Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of See also 1927 in Canada, other events of 1928, 1929 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
Sources
- Legislative Assembly of Alberta
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
1 Amédée E. Forget served as Lieutenant-Governor of Northwest Territories until Alberta was separated from the Territories and became a province. Amédée Emmanuel Forget ( November 12, 1847 &ndash June 8, 1923) was a Canadian lawyer civil servant and politician
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