Sir Mackenzie Bowell, PC, KCMG was the fifth Prime Minister of Canada from December 21, 1894 to April 27, 1896. Bowell was born in Rickinghall, Suffolk, England to John Bowell and Elizabeth Marshall. In 1832 his family emigrated thence to Belleville, Ontario, where he apprenticed with the printer at the town newspaper, The Belleville Intelligencer. He became a successful printer and editor with that newspaper, and later its owner.

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  • Sir Mackenzie Bowell, PC, KCMG was the fifth Prime Minister of Canada from December 21, 1894 to April 27, 1896. Bowell was born in Rickinghall, Suffolk, England to John Bowell and Elizabeth Marshall. In 1832 his family emigrated thence to Belleville, Ontario, where he apprenticed with the printer at the town newspaper, The Belleville Intelligencer. He became a successful printer and editor with that newspaper, and later its owner. He was a Freemason but also an outstanding Orangeman, becoming Grandmaster of the Orange Order of British North America, 1870 – 1878. In 1847 he married Harriet Moore (1829 – 1884), with whom he had four sons and five daughters. Bowell was first elected to the House of Commons in 1867, as a Conservative, for the riding of North Hastings, Ontario. He held his seat for the Conservatives when they lost the election of January 1874, in the wake of the Pacific Scandal. Later that year he was instrumental in having Louis Riel expelled from the House. In 1878, with the Conservatives again governing, he joined the cabinet as Minister of Customs. In 1892 he became Minister of Militia and Defence. A competent, hardworking administrator, Bowell remained in Cabinet as Minister of Trade and Commerce, a newly made portfolio, after he became a senator that same year. His visit to Australia in 1893 led to the first conference of British colonies and territories, held in Ottawa in 1894. He became Leader of the Government in the Senate on October 31 1893. In December 1894, Prime Minister Sir John Thompson died suddenly and Bowell, as the most senior Cabinet minister, was appointed in Thompson's stead by the Governor General. Bowell thus became the second of just two Canadian Prime Ministers to hold that office while serving in the Senate rather than the House of Commons. (The first was John Abbott. ) As Prime Minister, Bowell faced the troublesome Manitoba Schools Question. In 1890 Manitoba had abolished public funding of its Catholic schools, contrary to the provisions made for Catholics in the Manitoba Act of 1870. Bowell and his predecessors had struggled to solve this problem. The issue had divided the country, the government, and even Bowell's own Cabinet. He was further hampered in his handling of the issue by his own indecisiveness on it, and by his inability, as a Senator, to take part in debates in the House of Commons. Bowell backed legislation, already drafted, that would have forced Manitoba to restore its Catholic schools, but then postsponed it due to opposition within his Cabinet. With the ordinary business of government at a standstill, Bowell's Cabinet decided he was incompetent to lead and so, to force him to step down, seven ministers resigned, then foiled the appointment of successors. Though Bowell denounced them as "a nest of traitors," he had to agree to resign. After ten days, through an intervention on Bowell's behalf by the Governor General, the government crisis was resolved and matters seemingly returned normal when six of the ministers were reinstated, but leadership was thenceforth effectively held by Charles Tupper, who had joined Cabinet at the same time, filling the seventh place. Tupper, who had been Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, had been recalled by the plotters to replace Bowell. Bowell formally resigned in favour of Tupper at the end of the parliamentary session. Bowell stayed on in the Senate, serving as his party's leader there till 1906, and afterward as a plain Senator until his death. He died of pneumonia in Belleville, only days short of turning 94, and was buried in the Belleville Cemetery. His funeral was attended by a full complement of the Orange Order, but not by any currently or formerly elected member of the government. Bowell's descendants live in Hertfordshire, England. In their 1999 study of the Canadian Prime Ministers up through Jean Chrétien, J.L. Granatstein and Norman Hillmer found that a survey of Canadian historians ranked Bowell #19 out of the 20 Prime Ministers up until then.
  • Sir Mackenzie Bowell PC, KCMG war ein kanadischer Politiker, Journalist und Druckerei-Unternehmer. Er gehörte der Konservativen Partei an und war der fünfte Premierminister des Landes. Seine Amtszeit dauerte vom 21. Dezember 1894 bis zum 27. April 1896.
  • Sir Mackenzie Bowell; político y periodista canadiense. Nació en Rickinghall, Inglaterra, en diciembre de 1823. Murió en Belleville, Ontario, el 10 de diciembre de 1917. En 1832 emigró con su familia a Ontario, Canadá, donde se estudió la secundaria. Luego se dedicó de manera autodidacta al periodismo, imprimiendo y editando su propio periódico local. Elegido en 1867 a la Cámara de los Comunes como conservador, representando a Ontario. Preocupado por la situación de las escuelas públicas de Manitoba le llevaron al Senado por Manitoba. Elegido primer ministro en 1894, debió superar diversos problemas con Estados Unidos a causa de los territorios del noroeste. Dejó el cargo en 1895, pasó a ser líder de la oposición y miembro del Senado (hasta su muerte) Falleció en Belleville, Ontario, el 10 de diciembre de 1917.
  • Sir Mackenzie Bowell oli Kanadan viides pääministeri 21. joulukuuta 1894 – 27. huhtikuuta 1896. Hän syntyi Englannissa ja muutti vuonna 1832 perheensä mukana Kanadaan, jossa työskenteli myöhemmin Bellevillen kaupungin sanomalehdessä. Bowell liittyi Kanadan konservatiiviseen puolueeseen 27-vuotiaana.
  • L'honorable sir Mackenzie Bowell, était le cinquième premier ministre du Canada, du 21 décembre 1894 au 27 avril 1896.
  • Sir Mackenzie Bowell nacque a Rickinghall nel Suffolk in Inghilterra da John Bowell e Elizabeth Marshall. Nel 1832 la sua famiglia emigrò a Belleville, nell'Ontario dove fu apprendista nella tipografia del giornale cittadino, The Intelligencer. Divenne stampatore ed editore di successo di quel giornale ed, in seguito, anche il proprietario. Fu esponente di rilievo del Orange Order of British North America di cui fu Grande Maestro dal 1870 al 1878. Nel 1847 sposò Harriet Moore da cui ebbe quattro figli e cinque figlie. Bowell fu eletto la prima volta alla Camera dei Comuni nel 1867 nelle file del Partito Conservatore, per la circoscrizione di North Hastings, Ontario. Mantenne il seggio per i conservatori quando persero le elezioni del gennaio del 1874 nella scia del Pacific Scandal. Più tardi, nello stesso anno, fu decisivo nella vicenda dell'espulsione di Louis Riel dal parlamento. Nel 1878, con i conservatori ancora al governo, ricoprì la carica di Ministro delle Merci. Nel 1892 divenne Ministro della Difesa. Bowell restò nel governo come Ministro del Commercio, ministero appena istituito, dopo essere diventato senatore lo stesso anno. Le sue visite in Australia nel 1893 portarono alla prima conferenza delle colonie e territori britannici, tenutasi a Ottawa nel 1894. Il 31 ottobre 1893 divenne Leader del Governo nel Senato. Nel dicembre 1894, il primo ministro sir John Thompson morì improvvisamente e Bowell, come ministro più anziano, fu nominato sostituto di Thompson come Governatore Generale. Bowell divenno così il secondo dei soli due primi ministri canadesi ad essere incaricati durante la loro presenza in senato invece che alla camera (il primo fu John Abbott). Come primo ministro, Bowell dovette affrontare la problematica questione scolastica del Manitoba. Nel 1890 il Manitoba aveva abolito gli stanziamenti pubblici per le scuole cattoliche contrariamente a quanto decretato nel Manitoba Act del 1870. Bowell ed i suoi predecessori avevano cercato di risolvere questo problema, ma la questione aveva diviso il paese ed il governo, compreso quello di Bowell. Egli fu svantaggiato nella gestione di questa situazione dalla propria mancanza di decisione e dall'impossibilità, in quanto senatore, di partecipare alle discussioni che si tennero alla camera. Bowell sostenne una legge, già in stato di bozza, che costringeva il Manitoba ad sostenere di nuovo le scuole cattoliche, ma ne ritardò l'entrata in vigore a causa di dissensi all'interno del governo. Con gli affari correnti dell'amministrazione in stallo, il gabinetto di Boswell decise che non poteva continuare e ne provocò la caduta: sette ministri si dimisero ed in seguito si opposero all'incarico dei successori. Sebbene Bowell li accusasse pubblicamente di essere un "covo di traditori", dovette accettare la situazione e dimettersi. Dopo dieci giorni, grazie ad un intervento a favore di Boswell da parte del Governatore Generale, la crisi di governo fu risolta e sei dei ministri furono reinsediati, ma la leadership fu di fatto in mano di Charles Tupper, che si era unito al governo in quel frangente per sostituire il settimo ministro. Tupper, che era stato Alto Commissario canadese presso il Regno Unito, era stato richiamato per sostituire Bowell. Bowell si dimise formalmente in favore di Tupper al termine della legislatura. Bowell rimase in senato come leader del proprio partito fino al 1906 ed in seguito come semplice senatore fino alla sua morte. Morì di polmonite a Belleville pochi giorni prima del suo novantaquattresimo compleanno e fu seppellito nel cimitero locale.
  • Sir Mackenzie Bowell was een Canadees politicus en de vijfde minister-president van zijn land. Hij diende 16 maanden in deze positie, van december 1894 tot april 1896. Bowell werd in Engeland geboren en zijn ouders vertrokken in 1833 naar Ontario alwaar hij opgroeide. Hij werd een leerling van de drukker van de Intelligencer, een lokale krant waarvan hij later redacteur en vervolgens eigenaar zou worden. Zijn politieke loopbaan begon hij in 1867 toen hij in het eerste parlement van Canada werd verkozen als vertegenwoordiger van het dirtrict Hastings voor de Conservatieve Partij van Canada. In het tweede kabinet van minister-president John A. Macdonald werd Bowell in 1878 minister van douane in welke positie hij 13 jaar lang zou dienen. Hij kreeg hierin onder meer de verantwoordelijkheid het beleid inzake handelstarieven uit te voeren. In 1892 werd hij in het kabinet van minister-president John Abbott minister van milities en defensie om korte tijd later door Abbotts opvolger John Thompson minister van handel te worden. Hij kreeg tevens een benoeming tot de Canadese senaat. Na het plotselinge overlijden van Thompson was Bowell de eerst aangewezene om het op te volgen als minister-president. Hoewel hem werd aangeraden het ambt niet te aanvaarden deed hij dit toch. Korte tijd na zijn aantreden verloor Bowell het vertrouwen van een aantal leden van zijn kabinet alsmede dat van de gouverneur-generaal. Na een interne rebellie in zijn regering over een conflict rond de rechten van Franstalige, meest Rooms Katholieke scholen in de nieuw gevormde provincie Manitoba nam Bowell ontslag om opgevolgd te worden door Charles Tupper. Na zijn ambtstermijn als minister-president bleef Bowell nog tot 1906 partijleider van de Conservatieven in de senaat. Mackenzie Bowell stierf op 93 jarige leeftijd aan longontsteking.
  • Mackenzie Bowell - sprawował władzę premiera Kanady od 21 grudnia 1894 do 27 kwietnia 1896 z ramienia Partii Konserwatywnej. Urodzony w Rickinghall w Anglii, wyemigrował wraz z rodziną do Kanady i początkowo osiadł w Belleville w Ontario, gdzie zaczął pracę w lokalnej gazecie, szybko awansując by zostać edytorem, wydawcą i znanym publicystą. W 1847 ożenił się z Herriet Moore, z którą miał czterech synów i pięć córek. Bowell karierę polityczną rozpoczął w 1867, kiedy to został wybrany do Izby Gmin pierwszego Parlamentu Kanady. W 1978 został powołany do gabinetu Premiera Kanady. Bowell odznaczał się wysokimi kompetencjami i był znakomitym administratorem. W 1892 został powołany do Senatu, jednocześnie awansując w rządzie do stanowiska wicepremiera. W 1894 po śmierci Johna Thompsona objął kierownictwo partii i fotel premiera. Jego krótkie, zaledwie półtoraroczne urzędowanie upłynęło po znakiem kryzysu szkolnego w Manitobie. Ostatecznie gdy Bowell zdecydował się na rozwiązanie kryzysu powołując Katolicki Wydział Oświaty, spowodował rozłam w rządzie. Wobec zbliżających się wyborów postanowił odejść na emeryturę, oddając przywództwo partii Charlesowi Tupperowi. Sir Mackenzie Bowell do swej śmierci w 1917 pozostał senatorem. Zmarł w wieku 93 lat w rodzinnym Belleville i został pochowany na lokalnym cmentarzu.
  • Mackenzie Bowell foi o quinto primeiro-ministro do Canadá, tendo governado o país entre 21 de dezembro de 1894 a 27 de abril de 1896.
  • Sir Mackenzie Bowell, född 27 december 1823 i Rickinghall, Suffolk, England, död 10 december 1917 i Belleville, Ontario, Kanada, var en kanadensisk konservativ politiker. Hans familj emigrerade från England till Kanada, var han blev verksam som journalist. Han blev med åren en framgångsrik publicist. Han blev 1870 stormästare för Oranienorden i Kanada. Han gifte sig 1847 med Harriet Moore. Paret fick fyra söner och fem döttrar. Bowell var ledamot av underhuset i Kanadas parlament 1867-1892. Han var milis- och försvarsminister 1892 och blev därefter ledamot av Kanadas senat. När Kanadas premiärminister John Thompson 1894 plötsligt avled, fick Bowell uppdraget att bilda en ny regering. Han är en av två kanadensiska premiärministrar som har varit ledamöter av Kanadas senat under tiden som premiärminister; också John Abbott ledde Kanadas regering som senator. Bowell efterträddes 1896 som premiärminister av Charles Tupper. Bowell var presbyterian och frimurare. Hans grav finns i Belleville, Ontario. Oranienorden var väl representerad vid begravningen när han dog 93 år gammal, men inga ministrar närvarade.
  • 麦肯齐·鲍威尔爵士(Sir Mackenzie Bowell,1824年12月27日-1917年12月10日),是第六任加拿大總理。
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  • Sir Mackenzie Bowell, PC, KCMG was the fifth Prime Minister of Canada from December 21, 1894 to April 27, 1896. Bowell was born in Rickinghall, Suffolk, England to John Bowell and Elizabeth Marshall. In 1832 his family emigrated thence to Belleville, Ontario, where he apprenticed with the printer at the town newspaper, The Belleville Intelligencer. He became a successful printer and editor with that newspaper, and later its owner.
  • Sir Mackenzie Bowell PC, KCMG war ein kanadischer Politiker, Journalist und Druckerei-Unternehmer. Er gehörte der Konservativen Partei an und war der fünfte Premierminister des Landes. Seine Amtszeit dauerte vom 21. Dezember 1894 bis zum 27. April 1896.
  • Sir Mackenzie Bowell; político y periodista canadiense. Nació en Rickinghall, Inglaterra, en diciembre de 1823. Murió en Belleville, Ontario, el 10 de diciembre de 1917. En 1832 emigró con su familia a Ontario, Canadá, donde se estudió la secundaria. Luego se dedicó de manera autodidacta al periodismo, imprimiendo y editando su propio periódico local. Elegido en 1867 a la Cámara de los Comunes como conservador, representando a Ontario.
  • Sir Mackenzie Bowell oli Kanadan viides pääministeri 21. joulukuuta 1894 – 27. huhtikuuta 1896. Hän syntyi Englannissa ja muutti vuonna 1832 perheensä mukana Kanadaan, jossa työskenteli myöhemmin Bellevillen kaupungin sanomalehdessä. Bowell liittyi Kanadan konservatiiviseen puolueeseen 27-vuotiaana.
  • L'honorable sir Mackenzie Bowell, était le cinquième premier ministre du Canada, du 21 décembre 1894 au 27 avril 1896.
  • Sir Mackenzie Bowell nacque a Rickinghall nel Suffolk in Inghilterra da John Bowell e Elizabeth Marshall. Nel 1832 la sua famiglia emigrò a Belleville, nell'Ontario dove fu apprendista nella tipografia del giornale cittadino, The Intelligencer. Divenne stampatore ed editore di successo di quel giornale ed, in seguito, anche il proprietario. Fu esponente di rilievo del Orange Order of British North America di cui fu Grande Maestro dal 1870 al 1878.
  • Sir Mackenzie Bowell was een Canadees politicus en de vijfde minister-president van zijn land. Hij diende 16 maanden in deze positie, van december 1894 tot april 1896. Bowell werd in Engeland geboren en zijn ouders vertrokken in 1833 naar Ontario alwaar hij opgroeide. Hij werd een leerling van de drukker van de Intelligencer, een lokale krant waarvan hij later redacteur en vervolgens eigenaar zou worden.
  • Mackenzie Bowell - sprawował władzę premiera Kanady od 21 grudnia 1894 do 27 kwietnia 1896 z ramienia Partii Konserwatywnej. Urodzony w Rickinghall w Anglii, wyemigrował wraz z rodziną do Kanady i początkowo osiadł w Belleville w Ontario, gdzie zaczął pracę w lokalnej gazecie, szybko awansując by zostać edytorem, wydawcą i znanym publicystą. W 1847 ożenił się z Herriet Moore, z którą miał czterech synów i pięć córek.
  • Mackenzie Bowell foi o quinto primeiro-ministro do Canadá, tendo governado o país entre 21 de dezembro de 1894 a 27 de abril de 1896.
  • Sir Mackenzie Bowell, född 27 december 1823 i Rickinghall, Suffolk, England, död 10 december 1917 i Belleville, Ontario, Kanada, var en kanadensisk konservativ politiker. Hans familj emigrerade från England till Kanada, var han blev verksam som journalist. Han blev med åren en framgångsrik publicist. Han blev 1870 stormästare för Oranienorden i Kanada. Han gifte sig 1847 med Harriet Moore. Paret fick fyra söner och fem döttrar.
  • 麦肯齐·鲍威尔爵士(Sir Mackenzie Bowell,1824年12月27日-1917年12月10日),是第六任加拿大總理。
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