Sir Clifford Sifton
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Sir Clifford Sifton was a prominent Canadian politician and cabinet minister best known for promoting large-scale immigration to Western Canada in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian politician
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businessperson ⓘ cabinet minister ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ newspaper owner ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | agricultural immigration ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1861-03-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1929-04-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Toronto
NERFINISHED
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Victoria University, Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedIn |
Brandon federal electoral district
NERFINISHED
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Provencher federal electoral district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | John Wright Sifton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Liberal Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of the Canadian West
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immigration policies favouring farmers from Eastern Europe and the United States ⓘ promotion of large-scale immigration to Western Canada ⓘ |
| notableWork | shaping Canadian immigration policy at the turn of the 20th century ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
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lawyer ⓘ newspaper proprietor ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| opposed | restrictive immigration policies based on nationality or religion ⓘ |
| owned | Winnipeg Free Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Middlesex County, Canada West
NERFINISHED
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near London, Ontario ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney General of Manitoba
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Member of the House of Commons of Canada ⓘ Minister of the Interior of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs ⓘ |
| promoted |
Dominion Lands Act homesteading system
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immigration campaigns in Europe and the United States ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Ottawa, Ontario
NERFINISHED
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Winnipeg, Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resignedFromCabinetOver | disagreement on education policy in the Northwest (Autonomy Bills) ⓘ |
| servedInCabinetOf | Wilfrid Laurier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Arthur Sifton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Armanella Burrows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | settlement of the Canadian Prairies ⓘ |
| termEndAsMinisterOfTheInterior | 1905 ⓘ |
| termStartAsMinisterOfTheInterior | 1896 ⓘ |
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