Marc-Amable Girard
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The Honourable Marc-Amable Girard |
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| 2nd Premier of Manitoba | |
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In office December 14, 1871 – March 14, 1872 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Lieutenant Governor | Adams George Archibald |
| Preceded by | Alfred Boyd |
| Succeeded by | Henry Joseph Clarke |
| 4th Premier of Manitoba | |
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In office July 8, 1874 – December 2, 1874 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Lieutenant Governor | Alexander Morris |
| Preceded by | Henry Joseph Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Robert Atkinson Davis |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Boniface East | |
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In office December 27, 1870 – December 23, 1874 |
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| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | District merged |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for St. Boniface | |
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In office December 23, 1874 – December 18, 1878 |
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| Preceded by | District merged |
| Succeeded by | Alphonse LaRiviere |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Baie St. Paul | |
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In office December 16, 1879 – January 23, 1883 |
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| Preceded by | Felix Chenier |
| Succeeded by | Edward Fairbanks |
| Senator for St-Boniface, Manitoba | |
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In office December 13, 1871 – September 12, 1892 |
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| Appointed by | John A. Macdonald |
| Personal details | |
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April 25, 1822 Varennes, Lower Canada |
| Died | September 12, 1892 (aged 70) Saint Boniface, Manitoba |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Marie-Aurélie de La Mothe (m. 1878) |
| Children | 1 son who died in infancy and 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Collège de Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Occupation | Lawyer, notary |
| Profession | politician |
| Cabinet | Provincial Treasurer (1870–1872) Provincial Secretary (1874 & 1879–1881) Minister of Agriculture (1881–1883) |
Marc-Amable Girard (April 25, 1822 – September 12, 1892) was the second Premier of the Western Canadian province of Manitoba, and the first Franco-Manitoban to hold that post. The Canadian Parliamentary Guide lists Girard as having been Premier (or Chief Minister) from 1871 to 1872, but he did not have this title at the time and was not the government leader. In 1874, however, Girard led Manitoba's first ministry to be constituted on principles of "responsible government". In this sense, he may be regarded as the first Premier of Manitoba.
Girard was born in Varennes, in the region of Vercheres, Lower Canada (now Quebec).
He worked as a Notary Public between 1844 and 1870, and was active in local political life (serving as Mayor of Varennes at one stage). He lost an electoral bid for the Province of Canada's Legislative Council in 1858, and a further bid for the Canadian Assembly in 1863 (losing to Parti Rouge leader A.A. Dorion in Hochelaga).
During the Riel Rebellion, Girard was sent to Manitoba by George-Étienne Cartier, leader of the Conservative Party's Quebec wing. Girard and Joseph Royal met with Riel on August 23, 1870, and may have encouraged his flight from Winnipeg before Canadian soldiers arrived the next day. Subsequently, Girard attempted to ensure that the new province remained open to French-Canadians.
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