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Alexander Morris (born March 17, 1826, Perth, Upper Canada—died Oct. 28, 1889, Toronto) was a Canadian statesman and an advocate of Confederation who served as lieutenant governor of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories from 1872 to 1877.
29 de ene. de 2008 · Alexander Morris, politician (born 17 March 1826 in Perth, Upper Canada ; died 28 October 1889 in Toronto, Ontario). Educated at Glasgow University, Queen's University and McGill University , Morris was law clerk to John A. Macdonald in whose Cabinet he later (1869) served as minister of inland revenue.
MORRIS, ALEXANDER, lawyer, judge, businessman, politician, and public servant; b. 17 March 1826 in Perth, Upper Canada, eldest son of William Morris* and Elizabeth Cochran; m. in November 1851 Margaret Cline of Cornwall, Canada West, and they had 11 children; d. 28 Oct. 1889 in Toronto, Ont.
Alexander Morris PC QC (March 17, 1826 – October 28, 1889) was a Canadian politician. He served in the cabinet of Prime Minister John A. Macdonald (1869–1872), and was the second Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (1872–1877).
30 de jun. de 2009 · Alexander Morris, the main negotiator of many of the numbered treaties on the prairies, has often been portrayed as a parsimonious agent of the government, bent on taking advantage of First Nations chiefs and councillors. Author Robert J. Talbot takes a different view.
Alexander Morris (1826--1889) is best remembered for his service as Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba and the North-West Territories (1872--1877), and for acting as the chief Canadian negotiator for Treaties 3--6 with the Amerindian peoples of western Canada.
"Alexander Morris, the main negotiator of many of the numbered treaties on the prairies, has often been portrayed as a parsimonious agent of the government, bent on taking advantage of First Nations chiefs and councillors. Author Robert J. Talbot takes a different view.
