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Hugh John Macdonald
Sir Hugh John Macdonald | |
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| 8th Premier of Manitoba | |
| In office January 10, 1900 – October 29, 1900 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Lieutenant Governor | James C. Patterson Daniel Hunter McMillan |
| Preceded by | Thomas Greenway |
| Succeeded by | Rodmond Roblin |
| Member of Parliament for Winnipeg | |
| In office March 5, 1891 – May 4, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | William Bain Scarth |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Martin |
| In office June 23, 1896 – March 29, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Martin |
| Succeeded by | Richard Willis Jameson |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Winnipeg South | |
| In office December 7, 1899 – October 29, 1900 | |
| Preceded by | John Donald Cameron |
| Succeeded by | James Thomas Gordon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 13, 1850 Kingston, Canada West |
| Died | March 29, 1929 (aged 79) Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouses | Jean Murray King
(m. 1876; died 1881)Gertrude Agnes VanKoughnet
(m. 1883) |
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| Parent(s) | John A. Macdonald Isabella Clark |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto (BA) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Profession | politician |
| Cabinet | Minister of the Interior (1896) Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1896) President of the Council (1900) Attorney-General (1900) Municipal Commissioner (1900) Railway Commissioner (1900) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Upper Canada |
| Branch/service | Canadian militia |
| Years of service | 1866-1885 |
| Rank | Private Ensign Lieutenant |
| Unit | 14th Battalion Volunteer Militia Rifles Queen's Own Rifles of Canada 90th Winnipeg Rifles |
| Battles/wars | |
Sir Hugh John Macdonald, PC (March 13, 1850 – March 29, 1929) was the only surviving son of the first prime minister of Canada, John A. Macdonald. He too was a politician, serving as a member of the House of Commons of Canada and a federal cabinet minister, and briefly as the eighth premier of Manitoba.
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