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Monarch
  
Nationality
  
Canadian

Preceded by
  
Succeeded by
  
Role
  
Politician

Preceded by
  
Name
  
Harlan Brewster


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Born
  
November 10, 1870Harvey, New Brunswick (
1870-11-10
)

Died
  
March 1, 1918, London, United Kingdom

Party
  
British Columbia Liberal Party

Preceded by
  
Lieutenant governor
  

Harlan Carey Brewster (November 10, 1870 – March 1, 1918) was a politician in British Columbia, Canada. Brewster arrived in British Columbia in 1893, and had various careers working on a ship and then in a cannery. He eventually became owner of his own canning company. He was elected to the provincial legislature in the 1907 election, and was one of only two Liberals elected to the legislature in the 1909 election.

Brewster became leader of the opposition, and was elected party leader in March 1912. He lost his seat a few weeks later in the 1912 election, which returned no Liberals at all. In 1916, he won election to the legislature again through a by-election, and led his party to victory in a general election later that year by campaigning on a reform platform. Brewster promised to end patronage in the civil service, end political machines, improve workmen's compensation and labour laws, bring in votes for women, and other progressive reforms.

In government, Cary brought in women's suffrage, instituted prohibition, and combatted political corruption before his unexpected death in 1918. He is interred in the Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria, British Columbia.

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Harlan Carey Brewster Wikipedia


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