Legislative Council of Manitoba: 1871-1876

The short-lived Legislative Council was established in March 1871 by Manitoba’s Lieutenant-Governor Adams G. Archibald. On a meeting held on 4 February 1876, a vote to abolish the Council was held, resulting in a 3-3 tie that was broken in favour of abolition by Colin Inkster, its Speaker.

Francois Dauphinais (St. Norbert)	Donald Gunn (St. Andrews)	Salomon Hamelin (White Horse Plains)	Colin Inkster (Kildonan & Speaker)
James McKay (President)	John Harrison O'Donnell (Winnipeg)	Francis Ogletree (Portage la Prairie)

Sources:

“Manitoba’s Legislative Council, 1871-1876”, Manitoba Free Press, 29 October 1927, page 23.

Gallery revised: 20 November 2009

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