Thomas McIlwraith Jr.

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:administrativeDivision Premier
gptkbp:advocacy Economic_growth_in_British_Columbia
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:British_Columbia_Conservative_Party
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Columbia_Conservative_Party
gptkbp:birthDate 1835-01-01
gptkbp:children gptkb:Thomas_McIlwraith_III
gptkbp:civicEngagement Community development initiatives
gptkbp:communityRole Community leader
gptkbp:contribution Infrastructure_development_in_British_Columbia
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_British_Columbia's_political_landscape
gptkbp:deathDate 1900-01-01
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Glasgow
gptkbp:electionYear 1886 British Columbia general election
History_of_British_Columbia_politics
gptkbp:governs gptkb:British_Columbia_government
Service as Premier
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Post-Confederation_Canada
gptkbp:historicalFigures 19th-century Canadian politician
gptkbp:historicalImpact Long-term_impact_on_British_Columbia
Shaping_British_Columbia's_policies
gptkbp:historicalRole Leader_in_the_development_of_British_Columbia
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First Premier of British Columbia from the Conservative Party
Key_figure_in_British_Columbia's_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thomas McIlwraith Jr.
gptkbp:image Thomas_McIlwraith_Jr._portrait.jpg
gptkbp:influences Canadian_politics
gptkbp:involved Local governance
gptkbp:knownFor Political_leadership_in_British_Columbia
gptkbp:legacy Contributions_to_British_Columbia's_development
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Legislative_Assembly_of_British_Columbia
gptkbp:nationality Canadian
gptkbp:notableWork British_Columbia_Railway_development
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Premier_of_British_Columbia
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Glasgow,_Scotland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Victoria,_British_Columbia
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation gptkb:Conservative_Party
19th-century Canadian politics
Influence on provincial policies
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Conservative_Party_of_Canada
gptkbp:politicalPosition Conservatism
Head of government
Expansion of the railway system
Influence on future political leaders
gptkbp:politicalRole Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly
Service_in_the_Legislative_Assembly
gptkbp:predecessor William_Smithe
gptkbp:publicAccess Public_service_in_British_Columbia
gptkbp:researchContribution Contributions to provincial governance
gptkbp:residence gptkb:British_Columbia
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_McIlwraith
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_Herbert_Turner
gptkbp:termEnd 1887
3 years
gptkbp:termStart 1884