Thomas Robert McInnes
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The Hon. Thomas Robert McInnes |
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| 6th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia | |
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In office November 18, 1897 – June 21, 1900 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor General |
The Earl of Aberdeen The Earl of Minto |
| Premier |
John Herbert Turner Charles Augustus Semlin Joseph Martin James Dunsmuir |
| Preceded by | Edgar Dewdney |
| Succeeded by | Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière |
| Senator for Ashcroft, British Columbia | |
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In office December 24, 1881 – November 18, 1897 |
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| Nominated by | John A. Macdonald |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for New Westminster |
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In office September 17, 1878 – December 24, 1881 |
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| Preceded by | James Cunningham |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Homer |
| Personal details | |
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November 5, 1840 Lake Ainslie, Nova Scotia |
| Died | March 19, 1904 (aged 63) Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Martha Ellenor (m. 1865) |
| Relations | Tom MacInnes (son) |
| Children | Thomas Robert Edward, William Wallace Burns |
| Residence | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Occupation | physician |
| Profession | Politician |
Thomas Robert McInnes or (Gaelic) Tòmas Raibeart Mac Aonghais (November 5, 1840 – March 19, 1904) was a Canadian physician, Member of the House of Commons, Senator, and the sixth Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.
He was the father of the poet Tom MacInnes.
McInnes was born in Lake Ainslie, Nova Scotia to Scottish immigrant parents. He studied in the US, at Harvard University and elsewhere, earning a medical degree from Rush Medical College. McInnes served in the Union Army during the American Civil War before returning to Canada. He initially settled in Dresden, Ontario but relocated to New Westminster, British Columbia in 1874. McInnes established himself as a physician and surgeon, attached to the Royal Columbian Hospital and also served as a coroner. In July, 1878 he was appointed as superintendent of the provincial Lunatic Asylum.
McInnes became mayor of New Westminster in 1877. He was acclaimed as an independent candidate in a federal by-election, March 25, 1878. His victory was confirmed in the general election which followed later in the year. McInnes resigned his Commons seat December 12, 1881 and was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Macdonald twelve days later. He resigned his Senate seat in 1897 upon his appointment as Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.
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