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David Laird fonds [textual record]
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Date:1874-1876.Reference:R4037-0-6-E, MG27-ID10Type of material:Textual materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:103331Date(s):1874-1876.Place of creation:CanadaExtent:5 cm of textual records.Language of material:EnglishScope and content:Fonds consists of a letterbook and notebooks.Provenance:Additional name(s):Biography/Administrative history:Laird, David, 1833-1914 : The Hon. David Laird, member of Parliament, born in New Glasgow, P.E.I. was educated at Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Truro, N.S. He was editor of the Charlottetown Patriot, a member of the Charlottetown City Council and a member of the Commission inquiring into the management of Dorchester Penitentiary, 1898. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, 1871-1873, and a member of the House of Commons, 1873-1876, serving as Minister of the Interior, 1873-1876. He was Lieutenant-Governor of the North-West Territories, 1876-1881, and Indian Commissioner for the North-West Territories, Manitoba and Keewatin, 1898-1914. See: Johnson, Directory of Parliament, p. 315.Additional information:Custodial history:Received in 1950.Subject heading:Source:PrivateFormer archival reference no.:MG27-ID10 -
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