William Templeman

The Hon. William Templeman


Senator for New Westminster, British Columbia
In office November 18, 1897 – February 16, 1906
Appointed by	Wilfrid Laurier
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Victoria City
In office 1906–1908
Preceded by	George Riley
Succeeded by	George Henry Barnard
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Comox-Atlin
In office 1909–1911
Preceded by	William Sloan
Succeeded by	Herbert Sylvester Clements
Personal details
Born	(1842-09-28)September 28, 1842 Pakenham, Canada West
Died	December 15, 1914(1914-12-15) (aged 72)
Political party	Liberal
Cabinet	Minister Without Portfolio (1902–1906) Minister of Inland Revenue (1906–1911) Minister of Mines (1907–1911)
Religion	Presbyterian

William Templeman, PC (September 28, 1842 – December 15, 1914) was a Canadian newspaper editor and politician.

Born in Pakenham, Canada West, he was managing editor and owner of the Victoria Daily Times (now part of the Victoria Times-Colonist) newspaper, before first running as the Liberal candidate for the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Victoria in the 1891 election. He was defeated in the election, in an 1896 by-election and in the 1896 federal election.

He was appointed to the Canadian Senate in 1897 representing the senatorial division of New Westminster, British Columbia. From 1902 to 1906, he was a Minister without Portfolio in the cabinet of Wilfrid Laurier.

He resigned from the Senate in 1906 to run in the riding of Victoria City when the current MP, George Riley (who was soon after appointed to the Senate), resigned to allow him to run. He was elected in the resulting by-election but was defeated in the 1908 federal election. In 1909, the current MP for the riding of Comox—Atlin, William Sloan, resigned to allow Templeman to be acclaimed as the MP in the resulting by-election. He was defeated again in the 1911 federal election in the riding of Victoria City. From 1906 to 1911, he was the Minister of Inland Revenue. From 1907 to 1911, he was the Minister of Mines.

References

William Templeman – Parliament of Canada biography

Political offices
Preceded by The portfolio was created in 1907.	Minister of Mines 1907–1911	Succeeded by Wilfrid Bruno Nantel

Ministers of Inland Revenue

Ministers of Inland Revenue (1867–92)	Howland Campbell (acting) Morris Tupper O'Connor Gibbs Fournier Geoffrion Laflamme Cauchon Laurier Baby Aikins Costigan

Controllers of Inland Revenue (1892–97)	Wood Prior de Lotbinière

Ministers of Inland Revenue (1897–1918)	de Lotbinière Bernier Brodeur Templeman Nantel Blondin Patenaude Sévigny Sifton^†

^†The offices of Minister of Customs and Minister of Inland Revenue were amalgamated by Order in Council dated May 18, 1918.

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