George Airey Kirkpatrick

Sir George Airey Kirkpatrick KCMG PC QC (September 13, 1841 December 13, 1899) was a politician from Ontario, Canada.

The Honourable Sir
George Airey Kirkpatrick
KCMG PC QC
4th Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada
In office
February 8, 1883  July 12, 1887
MonarchVictoria
Governors GeneralThe Marquess of Lorne
The Marquess of Lansdowne
Prime MinisterSir John A. Macdonald
Preceded byJoseph Godéric Blanchet
Succeeded byJoseph-Aldric Ouimet
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Frontenac
In office
April 27, 1870  May 30, 1892
Preceded byThomas Kirkpatrick
Succeeded byHiram Augustus Calvin
7th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
In office
May 30, 1892  November 7, 1896
MonarchVictoria
Governors GeneralThe Lord Stanley of Preston
The Earl of Aberdeen
PremierOliver Mowat
Arthur Sturgis Hardy
Preceded bySir Alexander Campbell
Succeeded bySir Casimir Gzowski (acting)
Personal details
Born(1841-09-13)September 13, 1841
Kingston, Canada West
DiedDecember 13, 1899(1899-12-13) (aged 58)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Frances Jane Macaulay (died 1877)
Isabel Louise Macpherson (m. 1883)
RelationsThomas Kirkpatrick (father)
Children4 sons and 1 daughter (from his first marriage); 1 son (from his second marriage)
ResidenceKingston, Ontario
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLawyer, militia officer, and businessman

Born in 1841 in Kingston, Ontario, the son of Thomas Kirkpatrick, George Kirkpatrick was educated at Trinity College Dublin.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.