David Laird
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David Laird was a Canadian politician and government official who served as Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories and played a key role in negotiating treaties with Indigenous peoples in Western Canada.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Laird canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Canadian politician
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government official ⓘ human ⓘ journalist ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Governor General of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | British North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1833-03-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1914-01-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Prince of Wales College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish Canadian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Alexander Laird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
role in Canadian westward expansion policy
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treaty-making with First Nations on the Prairies ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Liberal Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm |
King Edward VII
NERFINISHED
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Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped negotiate Treaty 4
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helped negotiate Treaty 6 ⓘ helped negotiate Treaty 7 ⓘ |
| notableWork | negotiation of numbered treaties with Indigenous peoples in Western Canada ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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journalist ⓘ politician ⓘ publisher ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New Glasgow, Prince Edward Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories
NERFINISHED
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Member of the House of Commons of Canada ⓘ Minister of the Interior of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs ⓘ |
| publisherOf | The Patriot (Charlottetown newspaper) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
North-West Territories
NERFINISHED
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Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince Edward Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| representedElectoralDistrict |
Queen's County (Prince Edward Island)
NERFINISHED
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Queen's County in the House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
NERFINISHED
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Louisa Owen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Indigenous policy in the North-West Territories
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administration of the North-West Territories ⓘ |
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