George Airey Kirkpatrick
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Sir George Airey Kirkpatrick KCMG PC QC (September 13, 1841 – December 13, 1899) was a politician from Ontario, Canada.
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Sir George Airey Kirkpatrick | |
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4th Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada | |
In office February 8, 1883 – July 12, 1887 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Governors General | The Marquess of Lorne The Marquess of Lansdowne |
Prime Minister | Sir John A. Macdonald |
Preceded by | Joseph Godéric Blanchet |
Succeeded by | Joseph-Aldric Ouimet |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Frontenac | |
In office April 27, 1870 – May 30, 1892 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Kirkpatrick |
Succeeded by | Hiram Augustus Calvin |
7th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario | |
In office May 30, 1892 – November 7, 1896 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Governors General | The Lord Stanley of Preston The Earl of Aberdeen |
Premier | Oliver Mowat Arthur Sturgis Hardy |
Preceded by | Sir Alexander Campbell |
Succeeded by | Sir Casimir Gzowski (acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1841-09-13)September 13, 1841 Kingston, Canada West |
Died | December 13, 1899(1899-12-13) (aged 58) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Frances Jane Macaulay (died 1877) Isabel Louise Macpherson (m. 1883) |
Relations | Thomas Kirkpatrick (father) |
Children | 4 sons and 1 daughter (from his first marriage); 1 son (from his second marriage) |
Residence | Kingston, Ontario |
Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Lawyer, militia officer, and businessman |
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Born in 1841 in Kingston, Ontario, the son of Thomas Kirkpatrick, George Kirkpatrick was educated at Trinity College Dublin.