On May 27, 1905, McInnes was appointed to the office of Commissioner in the Yukon Territory. His term in office was said to be one of reform and stability, in contrast to the term of his predecessor, Frederick Tennyson Congdon. He was said to be one of the most popular politicians in the Yukon in the early 1900s. However, on December 31, 1906, McInnes had resigned and looking to sit once again in the House of Commons. J. T. Lithgow took over as Acting Commissioner until a successor to McInnes could be appointed. McInnes never again sat in the House. He tried in 1908, 1917 and 1921, only to be defeated on all occasions.
In 1909, McInnes became a judge when he was appointed to the County Court of Vancouver between 1909 and 1917. He served as police magistrate for ten years, beginning in 1944, and was known for the severity of his sentences.
William Wallace Burns McInnes died in Vancouver in 1954.
william, wallace, burns, mcinnes, april, 1871, august, 1954, canadian, politician, lawyer, served, fifth, commissioner, yukon, born, dresden, ontario, thomas, robert, mcinnes, mcinnes, entered, university, toronto, graduated, 1889, youngest, graduate, that, da. William Wallace Burns McInnes April 8 1871 August 4 1954 was a Canadian politician lawyer and served as the fifth commissioner of Yukon William Wallace Burns McInnes Born in Dresden Ontario the son of Thomas Robert McInnes McInnes entered the University of Toronto at the age of 14 and graduated in 1889 the youngest graduate to that date After studying at Osgoode Hall he was called to the British Columbia Bar in 1893 and practiced law in Nanaimo and Vancouver A member of the Liberal Party of Canada McInnes won the federal constituency of Vancouver in 1896 and sat in the House of Commons of Canada in Ottawa In 1900 he represented Port Alberni in the British Columbia Legislature for five years In Victoria he served as provincial secretary and Minister of Education On May 27 1905 McInnes was appointed to the office of Commissioner in the Yukon Territory His term in office was said to be one of reform and stability in contrast to the term of his predecessor Frederick Tennyson Congdon He was said to be one of the most popular politicians in the Yukon in the early 1900s However on December 31 1906 McInnes had resigned and looking to sit once again in the House of Commons J T Lithgow took over as Acting Commissioner until a successor to McInnes could be appointed McInnes never again sat in the House He tried in 1908 1917 and 1921 only to be defeated on all occasions In 1909 McInnes became a judge when he was appointed to the County Court of Vancouver between 1909 and 1917 He served as police magistrate for ten years beginning in 1944 and was known for the severity of his sentences William Wallace Burns McInnes died in Vancouver in 1954 References editWilliam Wallace Burns McInnes at The Canadian Encyclopedia William Wallace Burns McInnes Parliament of Canada biography History of the Yukon CommissionersExternal links editWorks by or about William Wallace Burns McInnes at Internet Archive Parliament of Canada Preceded byAndrew Haslam Member of Parliament for Vancouver1896 1900 Succeeded byRalph Smith Political offices Preceded byFrederick Tennyson Congdon Commissioner of the Yukon1905 1906 Succeeded byAlexander Henderson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Wallace Burns McInnes amp oldid 1180666711, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
