John George Bourinot (younger)
Sir John George Bourinot, KCMG FRSC (October 24, 1836 – October 13, 1902) was a Canadian journalist, historian, and civil servant, sole author of the first Canadian effort in 1884 to document Parliamentary Procedure and Practice, and remembered as an expert in parliamentary procedure and constitutional law.
Sir John George Bourinot KCMG FRSC | |
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Bourinot photographed in 1888 by William James Topley | |
| 3rd Clerk of the House of Commons of Canada | |
| In office December 1880 – October 1902 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred Patrick |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Barnard Flint |
| 11th President of the Royal Society of Canada | |
| In office 1892–1893 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph-Clovis-Kemner Laflamme |
| Succeeded by | George Mercer Dawson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 24, 1836 Sydney, Nova Scotia |
| Died | February 13, 1902 (aged 65) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Resting place | Beechwood Cemetery |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Children | Arthur Bourinot |
| Parent | John George Bourinot |
| Occupation | Journalist, historian, parliamentary official |
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