Thomas Robert McInnes
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Thomas Robert McInnes or (Gaelic) Tòmas Raibeart Mac Aonghais (5 November 1840 – 15 March 1904) was a Canadian physician, Member of Parliament, Senator, and the sixth Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.
For other people with the same name, see Thomas McInnes (disambiguation).
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Thomas Robert McInnes | |
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6th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia | |
In office 18 November 1897 – 21 June 1900 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Governors General | The Earl of Aberdeen The Earl of Minto |
Premier | John Herbert Turner Charles Augustus Semlin Joseph Martin James Dunsmuir |
Preceded by | Edgar Dewdney |
Succeeded by | Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière |
Senator for Ashcroft, British Columbia | |
In office 24 December 1881 – 18 November 1897 | |
Nominated by | John A. Macdonald |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for New Westminster | |
In office 17 September 1878 – 24 December 1881 | |
Preceded by | James Cunningham |
Succeeded by | Joshua Homer |
Personal details | |
Born | (1840-11-05)5 November 1840 Lake Ainslie, Nova Scotia |
Died | 15 March 1904(1904-03-15) (aged 63) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse |
Martha Ellenor (m. 1865) |
Relations | Tom MacInnes (son) |
Children | Thomas Robert Edward, William Wallace Burns |
Residence | New Westminster, British Columbia |
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Occupation | physician |
Profession | Politician |
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He was the father of the poet Tom MacInnes.