The Honourable Sir Francis Hincks | |
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![]() The Hon. Francis Hincks | |
Co-Premier of Province of Canada, for Canada West | |
In office 1851–1854 Serving with Augustin-Norbert Morin, Co-Premier for Canada East | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Governor General | Earl of Elgin |
Preceded by | Robert Baldwin |
Succeeded by | Sir Allan MacNab |
Constituency | Oxford, Canada West |
Governor of Barbados and the British Windward Islands | |
In office 1856 – January 4, 1862 | |
Preceded by | Sir William MacBean George Colebrooke |
Succeeded by | Sir James Walker |
Governor of British Guiana | |
In office January 7, 1862 – January 25, 1869 | |
Preceded by | Sir Philip Wodehouse |
Succeeded by | Sir John Scott |
Minister of Finance | |
In office October 9, 1869 – February 21, 1873 | |
Governors General | Lord Lisgar Earl Dufferin |
Prime Minister | Sir John A. Macdonald |
Preceded by | Sir John Rose |
Succeeded by | Samuel Leonard Tilley |
Parliamentary group | Liberal-Conservative Party |
Constituency | Renfrew North (1869–1872) Vancouver (1872–1874) |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada | |
In office 1841–1844 | |
Preceded by | New position |
Succeeded by | Robert Riddell |
Parliamentary group | Reformer (pre-Confederation) |
Constituency | Oxford, Canada West Renfrew |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada | |
In office 1848–1854 | |
Preceded by | Robert Riddell |
Succeeded by | Ephraim Cook |
Parliamentary group | Reformer (pre-Confederation) |
Constituency | Oxford, Canada West |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada | |
In office 1854–1855 | |
Preceded by | New district |
Succeeded by | John Supple |
Parliamentary group | Reformer (pre-Confederation) |
Constituency | Renfrew County, Canada West |
Member of the House of Commons of Canada | |
In office 1869–1872 | |
Preceded by | John Rankin |
Succeeded by | James Findlay |
Parliamentary group | Liberal-Conservative |
Constituency | Renfrew North, Ontario |
Member of the House of Commons of Canada | |
In office 1873–1874 | |
Preceded by | New district |
Succeeded by | Arthur Bunster |
Parliamentary group | Liberal-Conservative |
Constituency | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Personal details | |
Born | Cork, Ireland | December 14, 1807
Died | August 18, 1885 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | (aged 77)
Cause of death | Smallpox |
Citizenship | British subject |
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Reformer (pre-Confederation) |
Other political affiliations | Liberal-Conservative (post-Confederation) |
Spouse(s) | (1) Martha Anne Stewart (1832 – 1874 (her death)) (2) Emily Louisa Delatre (1875 – 1880 (her death)) |
Parent |
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Relatives | Edward Hincks and William Hincks (brothers) |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
Occupation | Import business, banking, journalism |
Awards | Knighted, 1869 |
Sir Francis Hincks, KCMG, CB, PC (December 14, 1807 – August 18, 1885) was a Canadian businessman, politician, and British colonial administrator. An immigrant from Ireland, he was the Co-Premier of the Province of Canada (1851–1854), Governor of Barbados (1856–1862), Governor of British Guiana (1862–1869) and Canadian Minister of Finance (1869–1873).