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 | December 14, 1807 Cork, Ireland |
| Died | August 18, 1885 (aged 77) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 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)) |
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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).