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Donald Farquharson (politician)

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Monarch
  
VictoriaEdward VII

Preceded by
  
himself

Residence
  
Charlottetown, Canada

Preceded by
  
Died
  
June 26, 1903


Role
  
Politician

Name
  
Donald Farquharson

Succeeded by
  
Arthur Peters

Donald Farquharson (politician)

Lieutenant Governor
  
George William HowlanPeter Adolphus McIntyre

Cabinet
  
Minister without portfolio

Preceded by
  
Alexander B. Warburton

Preceded by
  
Alexander B. Warburton

Donald Farquharson (July 27, 1834 – June 26, 1903) served as the eighth Premier of Prince Edward Island.

A native of Mermaid, Farquharson had been a teacher and then a businessman involved in wholesale and shipping. He was elected to the legislature as a Liberal in 1876 and joined the government of Louis Henry Davies in 1878 until the Davies administration fell the next year. Farquharson sat in opposition until the Liberals won the 1891 election. He became Premier in August 1898 but, in 1901, he was persuaded to run in a by-election to the federal House of Commons since PEI Liberals hoped that as a former Premier, he would be elevated to the Canadian cabinet guaranteeing the island's representation in government. Farquharson won the by-election but Sir Wilfrid Laurier appointed a westerner to cabinet instead leaving Farquharson on the backbenches until his death in 1903.

During Farquharson's premiership the provincial legislature passed the Prohibition Act (or Scott Act) which implemented a complete ban on alcohol sales and production in the province starting in 1901. It would not be repealed until 1948.

References

Donald Farquharson (politician) Wikipedia


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