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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instanceOf Canadian politician
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
treaty-making with First Nations on the Prairies
languageSpoken English
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party of Canada NERFINISHED
monarchDuringTerm King Edward VII NERFINISHED
Queen Victoria NERFINISHED
notableAchievement helped negotiate Treaty 4
helped negotiate Treaty 6
helped negotiate Treaty 7
notableWork negotiation of numbered treaties with Indigenous peoples in Western Canada
occupation civil servant
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
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
Ottawa NERFINISHED
Prince Edward Island NERFINISHED
religion Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
representedElectoralDistrict Queen's County (Prince Edward Island) NERFINISHED
Queen's County in the House of Commons of Canada NERFINISHED
residence Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island NERFINISHED
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED
spouse Mary Louisa Owen NERFINISHED
workedOn Indigenous policy in the North-West Territories
administration of the North-West Territories

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Treaty 7 negotiatedBy David Laird