Francis Hincks

Sir Francis Hincks
The Hon. Francis Hincks
Co-Premier of Province of Canada, for Canada West
In office
1851–1854
Serving with Augustin-Norbert Morin, Co-Premier for Canada East
MonarchVictoria
Governor GeneralEarl of Elgin
Preceded byRobert Baldwin
Succeeded bySir Allan MacNab
ConstituencyOxford, Canada West
Governor of Barbados and the British Windward Islands
In office
1856 – January 4, 1862
Preceded bySir William MacBean George Colebrooke
Succeeded bySir James Walker
Governor of British Guiana
In office
January 7, 1862 – January 25, 1869
Preceded bySir Philip Wodehouse
Succeeded bySir John Scott
Minister of Finance
In office
October 9, 1869 – February 21, 1873
Governors GeneralLord Lisgar
Earl Dufferin
Prime MinisterSir John A. Macdonald
Preceded bySir John Rose
Succeeded bySamuel Leonard Tilley
Parliamentary groupLiberal-Conservative Party
ConstituencyRenfrew North (1869–1872)
Vancouver (1873–1874)
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
In office
1841–1844
Preceded byNew position
Succeeded byRobert Riddell
Parliamentary groupReformer (pre-Confederation)
ConstituencyOxford, Canada West
Renfrew
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
In office
1848–1854
Preceded byRobert Riddell
Succeeded byEphraim Cook
Parliamentary groupReformer (pre-Confederation)
ConstituencyOxford, Canada West
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
In office
1854–1855
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded byJohn Supple
Parliamentary groupReformer (pre-Confederation)
ConstituencyRenfrew County, Canada West
Member of the House of Commons of Canada
In office
1869–1872
Preceded byJohn Rankin
Succeeded byJames Findlay
Parliamentary groupLiberal-Conservative
ConstituencyRenfrew North, Ontario
Member of the House of Commons of Canada
In office
1873–1874
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded byArthur Bunster
Parliamentary groupLiberal-Conservative
ConstituencyVancouver, British Columbia
Personal details
Born(1807-12-14)December 14, 1807
Cork, Ireland
DiedAugust 18, 1885(1885-08-18) (aged 77)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Cause of deathSmallpox
CitizenshipBritish subject
PartyReformer (pre-Confederation)
Other political
affiliations
Liberal-Conservative (post-Confederation)
Spouse(s)(1) Martha Anne Stewart (1832 – 1874 (her death))
(2) Emily Louisa Delatre (1875 – 1880 (her death))
Parent
RelativesEdward Hincks and William Hincks (brothers)
Alma materTrinity College, Dublin
OccupationImport business, banking, journalism
AwardsKnighted, 1869
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Sir Francis Hincks, PC, KCMG, CB (December 14, 1807 – August 18, 1885) was a Canadian businessman, politician, and British colonial administrator. An immigrant from Ireland, he was the Co-Premier of the Province of Canada (1851–1854), Governor of Barbados (1856–1862), Governor of British Guiana (1862–1869) and Canadian Minister of Finance (1869–1873).