William Templeman, PC

Queen's Privy Council for Canada

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 (September 28, 1842 – December 15, 1914) was a Canadian

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 newspaper editor and politician.

Born in Pakenham, Canada West, he was managing editor and owner of the Victoria Daily Times (now part of the Victoria Times-Colonist

Victoria Times-Colonist

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) newspaper, before first running as the Liberal

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 candidate for the Canadian House of Commons

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 for the riding of Victoria

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 in the 1891 election

Canadian federal election, 1891

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. He was defeated in the election, in a 1896 by-election and in the 1896 federal election

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.

He was appointed to the Canadian Senate

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 in 1897 representing the senatorial division of New Westminster, British Columbia. From 1902 to 1906, he was a Minister without Portfolio

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 in the cabinet of Wilfrid Laurier

Wilfrid Laurier

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.

He resigned from the Senate in 1906 to run in the riding of Victoria City

Victoria City (electoral district)

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 when the current MP, George Riley

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 (who was soon after appointed to the Senate), resigned to allow him to run. He was elected in the resulting by-election but was defeated in the 1908 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1908

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. In 1909, the current MP for the riding of Comox—Atlin

Comox—Atlin

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, William Sloan

William Sloan

William Sloan was a Canadian businessman and Liberal politician. He was Member of Parliament for Comox-Atlin from 1904 until 1909, when he resigned to provide a seat for William Templeman....

, resigned to allow Templeman to be acclaimed as the MP in the resulting by-election. He was defeated again in the 1911 federal election

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 in the riding of Victoria City. From 1906 to 1911, he was the Minister of Inland Revenue

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. From 1907 to 1911, he was the Minister of Mines.