Amor De Cosmos

Amor De Cosmos
Hon. Amor De Cosmos
2nd Premier of British Columbia
In office
December 23, 1872 – February 9, 1874
MonarchVictoria
Lieutenant GovernorJoseph Trutch
Preceded byJohn Foster McCreight
Succeeded byGeorge Anthony Walkem
MLA for Victoria District
In office
October 16, 1871 – February 9, 1874
Serving with Arthur Bunster
Preceded byfirst member
Succeeded byWilliam Archibald Robertson
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Victoria District
In office
September 20, 1871 – October 12, 1872
Preceded bynew member
Succeeded byriding abolished
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Victoria
In office
October 12, 1872 – June 20, 1882
Preceded bynew member
Succeeded byEdgar Crow Baker
Personal details
Born
William Alexander Smith

(1825-08-20)August 20, 1825
Windsor, Nova Scotia
DiedJuly 4, 1897(1897-07-04) (aged 71)
Victoria, British Columbia
Political partyLiberal Party of Canada until 1882
Children1 daughter (disputed)

Amor De Cosmos (born William Alexander Smith; August 20, 1825 – July 4, 1897) was a Canadian journalist, publisher and politician. He served as the second premier of British Columbia.