Victor Christian William Cavendish,9th Duke of Devonshire,known as Victor Cavendish until 1908,was a British peer and politician who served as Governor General of Canada.
John Hart was the 23rd premier of British Columbia,Canada,from December 9,1941,to December 29,1947.
Events from the year 1908 in Canada.
William John Bowser was a politician in British Columbia,Canada. He served as the 17th premier of British Columbia from 1915 to 1916.
Wilfred Van Norman Lucas was a Canadian American stage actor who found success in film as an actor,director,and screenwriter.
Edward Verrall Lucas,CH was an English humorist,essayist,playwright,biographer,publisher,poet,novelist,short story writer and editor.
Tully Marshall was an American character actor. He had nearly a quarter century of theatrical experience before his debut film appearance in 1914 which led to a film career spanning almost three decades.
Charles Edward Tisdall was the 19th mayor of Vancouver,British Columbia from 1922 to 1923. He was born in Birmingham,England and moved to Vancouver in April 1888. In 1899 he was elected Chairman of the Vancouver Board of Trade.
John Gustav Adolfi was an American silent film director,actor,and screenwriter who was involved in more than 100 productions throughout his career. An early acting credit was in the recently restored 1912 film Robin Hood.
Letitia MacTavish Hargrave was a Scottish-born Canadian settler and socialite. The wife of Hudson's Bay Company trader James Hargrave,MacTavish-Hargrave travelled across the Canadian frontier,mainly staying at the York Factory settlement south of Churchill,Manitoba and in Sault Ste. Marie,Ontario. MacTavish Hargrave is known for a series of written correspondence which detail a female perspective of accounts detailing life in colonial Canada in the 19th century.
David McEwen Eberts was a lawyer and political figure in British Columbia,Canada. He represented Victoria from 1890 to 1894,South Victoria from 1894 to 1903 and Saanich from 1907 to 1916 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative.
James William Jones was a merchant,realtor and political figure in British Columbia,Canada. He represented South Okanagan from 1916 to 1933 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a Conservative.
SY Liberty was a steam yacht built in 1908 at Leith,Scotland,for Joseph Pulitzer and one of the largest private yachts of its day. She served as a Royal Navy hospital ship during World War I.
John MacKay Yorston was a farmer and political figure in British Columbia.
Reginald Hayward was a funeral director and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Victoria City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1924 to 1933 as a Conservative. Hayward was Mayor of Victoria from 1922 to 1924.
Marston Taylor Bogert was an American chemist.
John Lionel Golden was an American actor,songwriter,author,and theatrical producer. As a songwriter,he is best-known as lyricist for "Poor Butterfly" (1916). He produced many Broadway shows and four films.
From 1900 to 1959 setbacks for African Americans followed the Reconstruction era as "Redeemer" Democrats retook control of the South and restored white supremacy in government. African-Americans were largely barred from voting and almost entirely obstructed from public office in former Confederate states under the Jim Crow regime. The number of African American officeholders would dramatically increase following the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The following is a list of African-American holders of public office from 1900 to 1959
John Thomas Hill Goodwin was an Australian surveyor and public servant. He was the Commonwealth Surveyor-General from 1915 to 1925 and officer-in-charge of the Federal Capital Territory from 1916 to 1924. He was known for his contribution to the development of the national capital Canberra,initially as a public servant and later as a private citizen.
