Frank Oliver (politician)
| Frank Oliver | |
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| Minister of the Interior | |
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In office April 8, 1905 – October 6, 1911 |
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| Preceded by | Clifford Sifton |
| Succeeded by | Robert Rogers |
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Francis Robert Oliver Bowsfield September 1, 1853 Peel County, Canada West |
| Died | March 31, 1933 (aged 79) Ottawa, Ontario |
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Francis "Frank" Oliver PC (born Francis Robert Oliver Bowsfield; September 1, 1853 – March 31, 1933) was a politician and journalist from old Northwest Territories, and later Alberta, Canada.
Born in Peel County, Canada West, Oliver learned Journalism in Toronto, Ontario. In 1880 he moved west and founded the Edmonton Bulletin with his wife Harriet Dunlop (1863-1943). When the first issue was printed on December 6, 1880, it became the first newspaper in what is now known as the province of Alberta, and one which he owned until 1923. His other contributions to the Canadian Northwest includes the creation of the territories first public school system.
Oliver served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Northwest Territories for Edmonton from 1883 to 1896.
Oliver resigned from the legislature in 1896 to run for a seat in the House of Commons for the Liberal Party of Canada. He was elected representing the Alberta (Provisional District), and later Edmonton and Edmonton West. He served until 1921. From 1905 until 1911 he was appointed and served as the Minister of the Interior and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs. As Minister, Oliver pushed for the recently discovered hot springs and contiguous area be given to the people of Canada, thereby creating Banff National Park; the first national park in Canada.
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