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| monarch = [[Queen Victoria|Victoria]]
| monarch = [[Queen Victoria|Victoria]]
| lieutenant_governor = [[Hugh Nelson (Canadian politician)|Hugh Nelson]]
| lieutenant_governor = [[Hugh Nelson (Canadian politician)|Hugh Nelson]]
| office1 = [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia|MLA]] for [[Cariboo (provincial electoral district)|Cariboo]]
| term_start1 = September 11, 1875
| term_end1 = May 22, 1878
| predecessor1 = [[Joseph Hunter (Canadian politician)|Joseph Hunter]]
| successor1 = [[George Cowan (politician)|George Cowan]]
| alongside1 = [[George Anthony Walkem]], [[John Evans (British Columbia politician)|John Evans]]
| office2 = [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia|MLA]] for [[Lillooet (electoral district)|Lillooet]]
| term_start2 = July 24, 1882
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| term_end2 = August 1, 1889
| predecessor2 = [[William Brown (British Columbia politician)|William Brown]]
| successor2 = [[Alfred Wellington Smith]]
| alongside2 = [[Edward Allen (Canadian politician)|Edward Allen]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1847|11|24|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1847|11|24|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Somerset]], [[England]]
| birth_place = [[Somerset]], [[England]]
| death_date ={{Death date and age|1889|8|1|1847|11|24}}
| death_date ={{nowrap|{{Death date and age|1889|8|1|1847|11|24}} }}
| death_place = [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[British Columbia]]
| death_place ={{nowrap| [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[British Columbia]] }}
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'''Alexander Edmund Batson Davie,''' [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] who is usually referred to as '''A. E. B. Davie''', (born November 24, 1847 in [[Wells, Somerset|Wells]], [[Somerset]]  – August 1, 1889 in [[Victoria, British Columbia]]) was a [[British Columbia]] [[politician]] and lawyer, and was premier of British Columbia from 1887 until his death.
'''Alexander Edmund Batson Davie,''' [[Queen's Counsel|QC]], referred to as '''A. E. B. Davie'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alexander Edmund Batson Davie |url=http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/premiers/davie_aeb.html |website=freemasonry.bcy.ca|access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> (November 24, 1847 – August 1, 1889), was the eighth [[premier of British Columbia]]. He served in office from 1887 until his death in 1889.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/davie_alexander_edmund_batson_11E.html|title=Biography – Davie, Alexander Edmund Batson – Volume XI (1881-1890) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography|website=www.biographi.ca |access-date=February 26, 2019 }}</ref>

[[Call to the bar|Called to the bar]] in 1873, he was the first person to receive his entire law education in British Columbia. Davie was first elected to the provincial [[legislature]] in 1875 from the riding of [[Cariboo (provincial electoral district)|Cariboo]] as independent opposition candidate.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1871-1986_ElectoralHistoryofBC.pdf |title=Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-198 6Victoria, BC |publisher=Elections British Columbia |date=1988 }}</ref> He lost his seat in 1877<ref>{{Cite web |title=BC Premier#7 – The First of the Two Premier Davies |url=https://drbethsnow.wordpress.com/2008/11/02/alexander-edmund-batson-davie/|date=November 2, 2008 |website=Not To Be Trusted With Knives|language=en|access-date=February 26, 2019}}</ref> after a brief stint in the [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]] of [[Premier]] [[Andrew Charles Elliott]], as provincial secretary. Davie returned to the legislature in 1882, this time from the riding of [[Lillooet (electoral district)|Lillooet]], and became [[attorney-general]] under Premier [[William Smithe]]. He went to Ottawa and argued before the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] in favour of provincial rights pleading that the province had a right to regulate its liquor sales.


[[Call to the bar|Called to the bar]] in 1873, he was the first person to receive his entire law education in British Columbia. Davie was first elected to the provincial [[legislature]] in 1875 from the riding of [[Lillooet (electoral district)|Lillooet]] and began as a supporter of the government of [[George Anthony Walkem]], but soon joined the [[Parliamentary Opposition|Opposition]]. He lost his seat in 1877 after a brief stint in the [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]] of [[Premier]] [[Andrew Charles Elliott]], as provincial secretary. Davie returned to the legislature in 1882 and became [[Attorney-General]] under Premier [[William Smithe]]. He went to Ottawa and argued before the [[Supreme Court of Canada]] in favour of provincial rights pleading that the province had a right to regulate its liquour sales. When Smithe died in 1887, the [[lieutenant-governor]] asked Davie to become Premier but he fell ill within months and left for [[California]] to recuperate. In his absence, [[Provincial Secretary]] [[John Robson (politician)|John Robson]] ran the government on a day-to-day basis, though Davie kept in touch through letters. He returned in May 1888, but his health was in a poor state, and he ultimately died in office. His brother, [[Theodore Davie]], later became premier in 1892.
When Smithe died in 1887, the [[lieutenant-governor]] asked Davie to become premier but he fell ill within months and left for [[California]] to recuperate. In his absence, [[Provincial Secretary]] [[John Robson (politician)|John Robson]] ran the government on a day-to-day basis, though Davie attempted to direct policy in his letters to Robson. He returned in May 1888, but his health was in a poor state, and he ultimately died in office the following August.<ref name=":0" />


[[Davie Street]] in [[Vancouver]] is named for him.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/alexander-edmund-batson-davie|title=Alexander Edmund Batson Davie |website=The Canadian Encyclopedia |access-date=February 26, 2019 }}</ref> He was appointed a [[Queen's Counsel]] in September 1883.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/canadianparliam02unkngoog|page=[https://archive.org/details/canadianparliam02unkngoog/page/n366 346]|quote=Alexander Edmund Batson Davie, QC 1883.|title=The Canadian Parliamentary Companion...|last=Mackintosh|first=Charles Herbert|last2=Gemmili|first2=John Alexander|date=1887|language=en}}</ref> His brother, [[Theodore Davie]], later became premier in 1892.
[[Davie Street]] in [[Vancouver]] is named for him. He was appointed a [[Queen's Counsel]] in September 1883.


Davie was married December 3, 1874, to Constance Langford Skinner of [[Maple Bay, British Columbia]]. They had four children.<ref>http://web.uvic.ca/vv/content_files/new_index/colonist8912.html</ref> Alexander Edmund Batson Davie is interred in the [[Ross Bay Cemetery]] in [[Victoria, British Columbia]].
Davie was married December 3, 1874, to Constance Langford Skinner of [[Maple Bay, British Columbia]]. They had four children.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://web.uvic.ca/vv/content_files/new_index/colonist8912.html |title=Daily Colonist, Victoria BC: 1889 |url-status=dead |archivedate=September 1, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901120047/http://web.uvic.ca/vv/content_files/new_index/colonist8912.html }}</ref> Alexander Edmund Batson Davie is interred in the [[Ross Bay Cemetery]] in [[Victoria, British Columbia]].


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Alexander Edmund Batson Davie
Hon. Alexander Edmund Batson Davie
8th Premier of British Columbia
In office
April 1, 1887 – August 1, 1889
MonarchVictoria
Lieutenant GovernorHugh Nelson
Preceded byWilliam Smithe
Succeeded byJohn Robson
MLA for Cariboo
In office
September 11, 1875 – May 22, 1878
Preceded byJoseph Hunter
Succeeded byGeorge Cowan
MLA for Lillooet
In office
July 24, 1882 – August 1, 1889
Serving with Edward Allen
Preceded byWilliam Brown
Succeeded byAlfred Wellington Smith
Personal details
Born(1847-11-24)November 24, 1847
Somerset, England
DiedAugust 1, 1889(1889-08-01) (aged 41)
Victoria, British Columbia
Political partyNone
Spouse
Constance Langford Skinner
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(m. 1874)​

Alexander Edmund Batson Davie, QC, referred to as A. E. B. Davie[1] (November 24, 1847 – August 1, 1889), was the eighth premier of British Columbia. He served in office from 1887 until his death in 1889.[2]

Called to the bar in 1873, he was the first person to receive his entire law education in British Columbia. Davie was first elected to the provincial legislature in 1875 from the riding of Cariboo as independent opposition candidate.[3] He lost his seat in 1877[4] after a brief stint in the cabinet of Premier Andrew Charles Elliott, as provincial secretary. Davie returned to the legislature in 1882, this time from the riding of Lillooet, and became attorney-general under Premier William Smithe. He went to Ottawa and argued before the Supreme Court of Canada in favour of provincial rights pleading that the province had a right to regulate its liquor sales.

When Smithe died in 1887, the lieutenant-governor asked Davie to become premier but he fell ill within months and left for California to recuperate. In his absence, Provincial Secretary John Robson ran the government on a day-to-day basis, though Davie attempted to direct policy in his letters to Robson. He returned in May 1888, but his health was in a poor state, and he ultimately died in office the following August.[2]

Davie Street in Vancouver is named for him.[5] He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in September 1883.[6] His brother, Theodore Davie, later became premier in 1892.

Davie was married December 3, 1874, to Constance Langford Skinner of Maple Bay, British Columbia. They had four children.[7] Alexander Edmund Batson Davie is interred in the Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria, British Columbia.

References

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  1. ^ "Alexander Edmund Batson Davie". freemasonry.bcy.ca. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Biography – Davie, Alexander Edmund Batson – Volume XI (1881-1890) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-198 6Victoria, BC" (PDF). Elections British Columbia. 1988.
  4. ^ "BC Premier#7 – The First of the Two Premier Davies". Not To Be Trusted With Knives. November 2, 2008. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  5. ^ "Alexander Edmund Batson Davie". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  6. ^ Mackintosh, Charles Herbert; Gemmili, John Alexander (1887). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion... p. 346. Alexander Edmund Batson Davie, QC 1883.
  7. ^ "Daily Colonist, Victoria BC: 1889". Archived from the original on September 1, 2006.
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