Charles Augustus Semlin
| Charles Augustus Semlin | |
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| 12th Premier of British Columbia | |
| In office August 15, 1898 – February 27, 1900 |
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| Preceded by | John Herbert Turner |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Martin |
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| Born | December 4, 1836 near Barrie, Upper Canada |
| Died | November 2, 1927 (aged 90) Cache Creek, British Columbia |
Charles Augustus Semlin (4 December 1836 – November 2, 1927) was a British Columbia politician.
Born near Barrie, Upper Canada, Semlin worked there as a schoolteacher until 1862 when he moved to British Columbia during the gold rush to become a prospector. In 1869 he purchased the Dominion Ranch and became a rancher. He entered politics when British Columbia became a province of Canada, in 1871, winning a seat in the provincial legislature in 1871. While in politics Semlin was instrumental in the building and operating of a boarding school in Cache Creek. The site was chosen there as Cache Creek was the mid point between the north Cariboo and the south.He lost his seat in 1875 but returned to the assembly in 1882. In 1894 he became leader of the opposition and finally the 12th Premier of British Columbia in August 1898. His government lasted only two years and resigned to make way for the rump regime of Joseph Martin, who was defeated in the election of 1900.
He died in 1927 in Cache Creek, British Columbia.
[edit] Legacy
His name features in the Cache Creek area in the Canadian Pacific Railway railway-point name Semlin, on the south bank the Thompson River near Cache Creek[1] and in the name of the Semlin Valley which stretches east from Cache Creek on the north side of the Thompson, and is the route of the Trans-Canada Highway today. It was the location of his Dominion Ranch.[2]
[edit] References
- "Charles Augustus Semlin". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2005.
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