John Hendry (January 20, 1843 – July 17, 1916) was a Canadian industrialist and politician who founded B. C. Mills , the first major lumber company in western Canada starting with his first mill in 1875. He is a person of National Historic Significance in Canada .
21-1007: John or Jack Hendry or Hendrie may refer to: John Hendry (industrialist) (1843–1916), Canadian lumber magnate John Strathearn Hendrie (1857–1923), Canadian politician John C. Hendry (died 1938), Scottish trade union leader John V. Hendry , former chief justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court Sports [ edit ] John Hendry (footballer) (born 1970), Scottish footballer (Tottenham Hotspur, Motherwell FC) John Hendrie (Australian footballer) (born 1953), Australian rules footballer John Hendrie (Scottish footballer) , (born 1963), Scottish footballer (Bradford City, Middlesbrough FC) and manager (Barnsley FC) Jack Hendry (footballer, born 1867) (1867–1917), Scottish footballer (Notts County) Jack Hendry (footballer, born 1995) , Scottish footballer (Celtic FC, Club Brugge, national team) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
42-765: A Knight or Dame of Justice and the Vice-Prior in British Columbia of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem . The viceroy further presents other provincial honours and decorations , as well as various awards that are named for and presented by the lieutenant governor ; these are generally created in partnership with another government or charitable organization and linked specifically to their cause. These honours are presented at official ceremonies, which count amongst hundreds of other engagements
63-515: A crown and surrounded by ten gold maple leaves, symbolizing the ten provinces of Canada . Within British Columbia, the lieutenant governor also follows only the sovereign in the province's order of precedence , preceding even other members of the Canadian Royal Family and the Canadian monarch's federal representative, the governor general of Canada . The first British settlement in the area
84-512: A mayor in British Columbia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia The lieutenant governor of British Columbia ( / l ɛ f ˈ t ɛ n ə n t / ) is the representative of the monarch in the province of British Columbia , Canada. The office of lieutenant governor is an office of the Crown and serves as a representative of
105-468: A part of British Columbia politics , Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière was the last lieutenant governor in Canada to dismiss an incumbent premier, Edward Gawler Prior, from office. Prior had been found to have given an important construction contract to his own hardware business; though, he was later appointed as lieutenant governor himself. In 1952, without a clear majority in the legislative assembly following
126-477: Is Janet Austin , who has served in the role since 24 April 2018. The lieutenant governor of British Columbia is vested with a number of governmental duties . The viceroy is also expected to undertake various ceremonial roles . The lieutenant governor, him or herself a member and Chancellor of the order, will induct deserving individuals into the Order of British Columbia and, upon installation, automatically becomes
147-548: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages John Hendry (industrialist) Hendry was born in Belledune, New Brunswick to Scottish immigrants James and Margaret Hendry (née Wilson). John Hendry's father had immigrated to New Brunswick from West Kilbride , Scotland in 1840, settled in Gloucester County , and was engaged in the sawmill and flour milling businesses. John
168-472: Is named after him. The original Colony of British Columbia was amalgamated with the Colony of Vancouver Island in 1866. That larger jurisdiction was succeeded by the present-day province of British Columbia, following the territory's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1871, when the present office of the lieutenant governor of British Columbia came into being. Since 1871, 28 lieutenant governors have served
189-503: The Royal Engineers, Columbia Detachment . This position coexisted with the office of governor of British Columbia served by James Douglas during that time. The lieutenant governor of British Columbia is appointed in the same manner as the other provincial viceroys in Canada and is similarly tasked with carrying out most of the monarch's constitutional and ceremonial duties. The present, and 30th, lieutenant governor of British Columbia
210-520: The Vancouver Park Board with the condition that it be named after her father. It is still known as John Hendry Park . Morton, Jamie (1998). "Jenkins, John" . In Cook, Ramsay; Hamelin, Jean (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. XIV (1911–1920) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press . This biography about a Canadian businessperson is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
231-698: The general election , Lieutenant Governor Clarence Wallace was required to exercise his personal judgement in selecting the province's premier . Though the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF; now the New Democratic Party ) held one fewer seat than the Social Credit Party (Socred), Wallace was under pressure to call on the CCF leader to form a government. Wallace, however, went with Socred leader W.A.C. Bennett , which resulted in
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#1732876977135252-599: The legislative assembly's confidence in her. As the vote on the Speech from the Throne is automatically a confidence vote and the speech was voted down, Clark's government fell. She advised Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon to call a new elections, contending that the NDP would be unable to provide a stable government due to the need for one of its members to act as speaker, likely resulting in frequent tied votes that could be broken only by
273-442: The monarchy in the province , rather than the governor general of Canada . The office was created in 1871 when the Colony of British Columbia joined Confederation . Since then the lieutenant governor has been the representative of the monarchy in British Columbia . Previously, between 1858 and 1863 under colonial administration the title of lieutenant governor of British Columbia was given to Richard Clement Moody as commander of
294-499: The lieutenant governor partakes in each year, either as host or guest of honour; the lieutenant governor of British Columbia undertook 350 engagements in 2006 and 390 in 2007. At these events, the lieutenant governor's presence is marked by the lieutenant governor's standard , consisting of a blue field bearing the escutcheon of the Arms of His Majesty in Right of British Columbia , surmounted by
315-496: The province, including firsts such as David Lam —the first Asian-Canadian lieutenant governor in Canada—and Iona Campagnolo —the first female lieutenant governor of British Columbia. The shortest mandate by a lieutenant governor of British Columbia was Edward Gawler Prior , from 1919 to his death in 1920, while the longest was George Pearkes , from October 1960 to July 1968. In 1903, before political parties were
336-405: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Hendry&oldid=1058567828 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
357-513: The speaker. Guichon disagreed and refused to dissolve the legislature. Clark then resigned and Guichon invited Horgan to form a government, which was sworn in by Guichon on 18 July. During Guichon's time serving as lieutenant governor, she put a strong focus on the interaction of the Crown in British Columbia with the Indigenous peoples in the province, which she said needed to be defined by "respect, relationships, and responsibility", stating that
378-459: The start of a 20-year dynasty for the latter. The provincial election in 2017 resulted in neither the incumbent Liberals , nor the opposition New Democrats (NDP), winning a majority. The balance rested with the Green Party , which eventually agreed to support an NDP minority government with NDP leader John Horgan as premier. Still, Premier Christy Clark refused to resign until she could test
399-638: Was educated in New Brunswick and he received formal and practical training with his father. In the 1860s, he and his elder brother started their own sawmill. When their father died John took over the family business temporarily. He then travelled in the “ western States ,” but in 1870 he returned to New Brunswick to establish a sawmill, which exported to the West Indies . He worked at the family mill before moving west permanently in 1872. In 1876, Hendry and David McNair established Nanaimo Planing Mills . Hendry,
420-726: Was on New Westminster city council from 1879 to 1880 and elected mayor in January 1889. He resigned in July because of a conflict of interest with him being involved with the New Westminster Southern Railway Company . Hendry's introduction of steam donkeys and railways were the model for the lumber industry of the 20th century. In 1926, Hendry's daughter Aldyen, who was married to the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia , Eric Hamber , donated some mill property to
441-558: Was the Colony of British Columbia , of which the first lieutenant governor was Richard Clement Moody , who had previously served as the first governor of the Falkland Islands . Moody selected the site for and founded New Westminster —the original capital of British Columbia —and established Cariboo Road and Stanley Park . He named Burnaby Lake after his private secretary, Robert Burnaby , and named Port Coquitlam's 400-foot (120 m) Mary Hill after his wife, Mary. Port Moody
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