Word: governor
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...history from 1787 to the breaking out of the civil war shows great advancement as a people until in 1867 the provinces, hitherto isolated, feeling that they needed a common protection in commerce bound themselves together into the Canadian Federal Union. Its executive power is vested in its governor-general appointed for six years who has the power of pardoning all offenses. He is assisted by thirteen cabinet officers. The legislature composes a senate appointed for life, a house commons of 215 members, who are elected for a term of five years. The judicial power is vested in five judges...
...Rowland Hazard succeeds the late ex-Governor Fairbanks of Vormont as a member of the board of trustees of the Phillips Academy at Andover...
...That the president's policy in general is supported by his party is shown by the approval of party leaders and press-Hon. H. C. Lodge's Speech in Boston Transcript, Sept. 25; Governor Robinson'speech in fonrnal, Sept. 26; Washington Post in P. O. October...
Blodget, Law school '89, is in Governor Gaston's office...
...Governor John S. Pillsbury on Monday presented $150,000 to the Minnesota State University, for which the Legislature made an inadequate appropriation...