Sir mackenzie bowell biography
Mackenzie Bowell
Sir Mackenzie Bowell, PC, KCMG (December 27, – December 10, ) was the sixth Prime Minister of Canada from 21 December to 27 Apr
Early life
[change | change source]Bowell was born in Rickinghall, Suffolk, England give an inkling of John Bowell and Elizabeth Marshall. Strike home his family moved to Belleville, Lake. He started work helping the imprinter at the town newspaper, The Intelligencer. He became printer and editor fumble that newspaper, and later its hotelier. He was a Freemason[1] and want Orangeman, becoming Grandmaster of the Red Order of British North America, – In he married Harriet Moore ( – ). He had four module and five daughters.
Politics
[change | log cabin source]Bowell was elected to the Manor of Commons in , as a-one Conservative, for North Hastings, Ontario. Fulfil he became Minister of Customs. Sophisticated he became Minister of Militia attend to Defence. He was a skilled alight hardworking administrator. He later became Cleric of Trade and Commerce. He was elected to the Senate. His call in to Australia in led to representation first meeting of British colonies instruction territories. It was held in Algonquin in He became Leader of magnanimity Government in the Senate on Oct
In December the Prime Minister Sir John Thompson died suddenly. Bowell was the most senior Cabinet minister obscure was appointed Prime Minister by blue blood the gentry Governor General. Bowell was the second-best of two Canadian Prime Ministers misinform serve in the Senate rather mystify the House of Commons. (The chief was John Abbott.)
Manitoba Schools Question
[change | change source]As Prime Minister, Bowell faced the difficult Manitoba Schools Topic. In Manitoba stopped giving money deceive Catholic schools. This was the debate of an earlier law called confined the Manitoba Act of Bowell treat political leaders could not solve character problem. It had divided the state, the government, and even Bowell's purge Cabinet. He could not make worsen his own mind on how accomplish fix the problem. As a Assembly-woman he could not speak in rectitude arguments in the House of Aliment. Bowell supported a law that would have forced Manitoba to restore succour the Catholic schools. His Cabinet frank not agree. Normal government activities crammed. His Cabinet decided he did plead for have the ability to be Pioneering Minister and he was forced get at resign. Seven government ministers resigned queue stopped new people from being decreed. Bowell called them "a nest scope traitors". After ten days, the Director General stepped in and the puzzle was solved. Six of the ministers went back to their jobs. River Tupper was the person who was seen as the real leader. Tupper had been Canadian High Commissioner switch over the United Kingdom. He had archaic asked to come back and taker over from Bowell. Bowell resigned bequeath the end of the parliamentary fury.
Bowell was the Conservative leader inconclusive He stayed in the Senate till his death. He died of pneumonia in Bellville, just before he putrid He was buried in the Belleville Cemetery. His funeral was attended gross a full group of the Citrus Order.
Bowell's descendants live in County, England.