George Hedley Vicars Bulyea (1859 - 1928)

Born 17 Feb 1859 in Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada

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Died 22 Jul 1928 at age 69 in Peachland, British Columbia

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George Hedley Vicars Bulyea was born on February 17, 1859, in Gagetown, Queen's County, New Brunswick, to James Albert Bulyea, and Jane Blizzard, two prosperous farmers. ^[1] In 1881, he was a school teacher in Sheffield, New Brunswick. ^[2] George Bulyea and Annie Blanche Babbitt were married. ^[3] He farmed in Qu'Appelle, North West Territories in 1891. ^[4]

He was elected by the riding of South Qu'Appelle in 1894 to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories. On October 7, 1897, he became a Member of the first Executive Council of the Northwest Territories which administered the affairs of the area that presently comprises Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the Yukon. In 1898, he was appointed Special Commissioner to the Territories, serving in that capacity until the Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were created in 1905. During the period 1898 to 1905, he also served as Administrator of Territorial Affairs in the Yukon for one year. Along with Frederick W. A. G. Haultain, he represented the territorial government in the negotiations with Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the federal Cabinet on the issue of provincial status.

Bulyea was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Alberta effective September 1, 1905, when Alberta became a province. Bulyea was appointed Lieutenant Governor for a second term and continued to serve in that capacity until his successor was appointed effective October 20, 1915. Following his service as Lieutenant Governor, Bulyea was appointed chairman of Alberta's Board of Public Utilities on November 20, 1915.^[5]

After the completion of his second term as Lieutenant Governor, he was appointed the first chair of Alberta's Board of Publicity Utility Commissioners, remaining until 1923 when he resigned due to ill health. After retirement, the Bulyeas moved, and settled in Peachland, British Columbia, where they had previously resided during summers. He was a shareholder in the Peachland Townsite Company and was involved in negotiations for the sale of its irrigation system. ^[6]

Bulyea died on 22 July 1928 in Peachland, British Columbia, and was interred in the Qu'Appelle Cemetery, Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia article George H. V. Bulyea
2. ↑ 1881 Census of Canada, Sheffield, Sunbury, New Brunswick; Roll: C_13181; Page: 16; Family No: 61 Ancestry, 2009 citing Library and Archives Canada
3. ↑ The Babbitt Family History, page 437, digital image; Ancestry, 2016.
4. ↑ 1891 Census of Canada, Qu'appelle, Assiniboia East, Territories; Roll: T-6426; Family No: 12 Ancestry, 2008.
5. ↑ The Honourable George H.V. Bulyea, 1905-15, https://www.assembly.ab.ca/lao/library/lt-gov/g-bulyea.html
6. ↑ Wikipedia article Goerge H. V. Bulyea
7. ↑ Find A Grave memorial 65300015

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