John Foster McCreight

John Foster McCreight
Hon. John Foster McCreight
1st Premier of British Columbia
In office
November 14, 1871 – December 23, 1872
MonarchVictoria
Lieutenant GovernorJoseph Trutch
Succeeded byAmor De Cosmos
MLA for Victoria City
In office
October 16, 1871 – September 11, 1875
Preceded byfirst member
Succeeded byAndrew Charles Elliott
Personal details
Born1827 (Bap. Sept. 3)
Caledon, County Tyrone, Ireland
DiedNovember 18, 1913(1913-11-18) (aged 86)
Hastings, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Political partyNone
SpouseAnna Johanna McCreight

John Foster McCreight, QC (1827[1] – November 18, 1913) was a jurist and the first premier of British Columbia.

  1. ^ He was baptised at Caledon on 3 Sept. 1827. Canon J. B. Leslie, Armagh Clergy and Parishes … (Dundalk, 1911), p 315. https://archive.org/stream/armaghclergypari00lesl#page/314/mode/2up