Frank Oliver (politician)
Francis Oliver PC (born Francis Robert Oliver Bowsfield; September 1, 1853 – March 31, 1933) was a Canadian federal minister, politician, and journalist/publisher from the Northwest Territories and later Alberta. As Minister of the Interior, he was responsible for discriminatory Canadian government policies that targeted First Nations' land rights and Black immigration.
The Honourable Frank Oliver | |
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| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office April 8, 1905 – October 6, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | Clifford Sifton |
| Succeeded by | Robert Rogers |
| Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs | |
| In office April 8, 1905 – October 6, 1911 | |
| Preceded by | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Succeeded by | Robert Rogers |
| Member of Parliament for Alberta (provisional district) | |
| In office June 23, 1896 – November 2, 1904 | |
| Preceded by | Donald Watson Davis |
| Succeeded by | John Herron |
| Member of Parliament for Edmonton | |
| In office November 3, 1904 – December 16, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Created |
| Succeeded by | Abolished |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Northwest Territories for Edmonton | |
| In office May 29, 1883 – January 1, 1885 | |
| In office 1888 – May 1896 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis Robert Oliver Bowsfield September 1, 1853 Peel County, Canada West |
| Died | March 31, 1933 (aged 79) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Relatives | Parents Allan Bowsfield and Hannah (Anna) Lundy |
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