Richard McBride
British Columbia politician · Canada · On the map · Politicians · Lived 1870 to 1917 · aged 46
Sir Richard McBride, 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 as Minister of Mines.
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McBride believed that the province's system of non-party government was unstable and hindered development. 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.
