Charles Herbert Mackintosh
Charles Herbert Mackintosh | |
|---|---|
| 6th Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories | |
| In office October 31, 1893 – May 30, 1898 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor General | The Earl of Aberdeen |
| Premier | Frederick W. A. G. Haultain |
| Preceded by | Joseph Royal |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Colin Cameron |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Ottawa | |
| In office June 20, 1882 – February 22, 1887 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Tassé |
| Succeeded by | William Goodhue Perley |
| In office April 26, 1890 – October 31, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | William Goodhue Perley |
| Succeeded by | Honoré Robillard |
| 13th Mayor of Ottawa | |
| In office 1878–1883 | |
| Preceded by | C. W. Bangs |
| Succeeded by | Pierre St. Jean |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 13, 1843 London, Canada West |
| Died | December 22, 1931 (aged 88) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal-Conservative |
| Spouses | Gertrude Niles Cook (m. 1868)Eliza Jane Reid (m. 1895) |
| Relations | Captain William Mackintosh, father |
| Children | 2 sons and 7 daughters |
| Residence(s) | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Alma mater | Caradoc Academy |
| Occupation | Journalist, lawyer, orator, writer, and poet |
| Profession | Politician |
The Honourable Charles Herbert Mackintosh (May 13, 1843 – December 22, 1931) was a Canadian journalist and author, newspaper owner and editor, and politician. He served as mayor of Ottawa from 1879 to 1881, represented the City of Ottawa as a Liberal-Conservative Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1887, and from 1890 to 1893, and served as Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories from 1893 to 1898, as it underwent a major transition toward responsible government.
A document commissioned by the Alberta Legislative Assembly states:
"Mackintosh was one of three Lieutenant Governors of the jurisdictional antecedents of the Province of Alberta to serve in the capacity of mayor prior to being appointed to the North-West Territories’ Vice-Regal Office. It was largely due to his efforts that a very successful Dominion Territorial Exhibitionwas held in Regina in 1895. Mackintosh was 50 years of age at the time of his swearing-in as Lieutenant Governor."