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'''Alexander Edmund Batson Davie,''' [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] -- referred to as '''A. E. B. Davie'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/premiers/davie_aeb.html|title=Alexander Edmund Batson Davie|website=freemasonry.bcy.ca|access-date=2019-02-26}}</ref> (November 24, 1847 &nbsp;– August 1, 1889) -- was a [[British Columbia]] [[politician]] and lawyer, and was premier of British Columbia from 1887 until his death.<ref>{{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=2019-02-26}}</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>http://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1871-1986_ElectoralHistoryofBC.pdf Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986. Victoria, BC: Elections British Columbia (1988)</ref> He lost his seat in 1877<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://drbethsnow.wordpress.com/2008/11/02/alexander-edmund-batson-davie/|title=BC Premier#7 – The First of the Two Premier Davies|date=2008-11-02|website=Not To Be Trusted With Knives|language=en|access-date=2019-02-26}}</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 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.
'''Alexander Edmund Batson Davie,''' [[Queen's Counsel|QC]] who is usually referred to as '''A. E. B. Davie''', (November 24, 1847 &nbsp;– August 1, 1889) was a [[British Columbia]] [[politician]] and lawyer, and was premier of British Columbia from 1887 until his death.


[[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 {{!}} The Canadian Encyclopedia|website=www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca|access-date=2019-02-26}}</ref> He was appointed a [[Queen's Counsel]] in September 1883.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bf0mAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA346&lpg=PA346&dq=Alexander+Edmund+Batson+Davie,+QC+1883&source=bl&ots=VV-T8MwP6o&sig=ACfU3U3lVGefWDAoX76KWSpqH_P2Elf0bw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjD7fvWh9ngAhVQGTQIHd1HAoUQ6AEwCXoECAEQAQ#v=onepage&q=Alexander%20Edmund%20Batson%20Davie,%20QC%201883&f=false|title=The Canadian Parliamentary Companion...|last=Mackintosh|first=Charles Herbert|last2=Gemmili|first2=John Alexander|date=1887|language=en}}</ref>
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[[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>http://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1871-1986_ElectoralHistoryofBC.pdf Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986. Victoria, BC: Elections British Columbia (1988)</ref> 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, 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 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.

[[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>{{cite web |url=http://web.uvic.ca/vv/content_files/new_index/colonist8912.html |title=Archived item |accessdate=2006-09-08 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901120047/http://web.uvic.ca/vv/content_files/new_index/colonist8912.html |archivedate=2006-09-01 |df= }}</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=Archived item |accessdate=2006-09-08 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901120047/http://web.uvic.ca/vv/content_files/new_index/colonist8912.html |archivedate=2006-09-01 |df= }}</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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Alexander Edmund Batson Davie, QC -- referred to as A. E. B. Davie[1] (November 24, 1847  – August 1, 1889) -- was a British Columbia politician and lawyer, and was premier of British Columbia from 1887 until his death.[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 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 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.

Davie Street in Vancouver is named for him.[5] He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in September 1883.[6]

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

  1. ^ "Alexander Edmund Batson Davie". freemasonry.bcy.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  2. ^ "Biography – DAVIE, ALEXANDER EDMUND BATSON – Volume XI (1881-1890) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  3. ^ http://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1871-1986_ElectoralHistoryofBC.pdf Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986. Victoria, BC: Elections British Columbia (1988)
  4. ^ "BC Premier#7 – The First of the Two Premier Davies". Not To Be Trusted With Knives. 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  5. ^ "Alexander Edmund Batson Davie | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  6. ^ Mackintosh, Charles Herbert; Gemmili, John Alexander (1887). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion...
  7. ^ "Archived item". Archived from the original on 2006-09-01. Retrieved 2006-09-08. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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