Richard McBride, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
About Richard McBride
- Sir Richard McBride, (December 15, 1870 – August 6, 1917) was a British Columbia politician and is often considered the founder of the British Columbia Conservative Party.
- McBride was first elected to the provincial legislature in the 1898 election, and served in the cabinet of James Dunsmuir from 1900 to 1901.
- McBride believed that the province's system of non-party government was unstable and hindered development.
- After the lieutenant-governor appointed him the 16th premier in June 1903 and McBride announced that his government was a Conservative Party administration and would contest the upcoming election along party lines.
- On October 3, 1903, McBride's party, the British Columbia Conservative Party won the first provincial election to be fought along party lines with a two-seat majority.
- McBride was also the first native-born Premier in British Columbia's history. Richard McBride is interred in the Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria, British Columbia.
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