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George H. V. Bulyea

The Honorable
George H. V. Bulyea
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1st Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
In office
September 1, 1905 – October 20, 1915
Monarch Edward VII
George V
Governor General the Earl Grey
The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Premier Alexander C. Rutherford
Arthur Sifton
Preceded by Amédée E. Forget as Lieutenant Governor of the North-west Territories
Succeeded by Robert Brett
MLA for South Qu'Appelle
In office
October 31, 1894 – September 1, 1905
Preceded by George Davidson
Succeeded by District abolished
Personal details
Born George Hedley Vicars Bulyea
(1859-02-17)February 17, 1859
Gagetown, New Brunswick
Died July 22, 1928(1928-07-22) (aged 69)
Peachland, British Columbia
Nationality Canadian
Political party Liberal-Conservative
Spouse(s) Annie Blanche Babbit (m. 1885) (1863–1934)
Children Percy McFarlane (1885–1901)
Residence Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan
Alma mater University of New Brunswick
Occupation teacher, businessman, politician
Profession politician
Cabinet Administrator of Territorial Affairs in the Yukon (1898-1905)
Religion Baptist
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George Hedley Vicars Bulyea (February 17, 1859 – July 22, 1928) was a Canadian politician and the first Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. As the youngest ever Lieutenant Governor, at age 46, he was appointed by Governor General Lord Earl Grey on advice of The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada Sir Wilfrid Laurier on September 1, 1905.

He spent many years in the service of the territorial and provincial governments and played an important role in the early history of the Province of Alberta.

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. Bulyea was a descendant of United Empire Loyalists, with his great-grandparents being born in New York. James Albert Bulyea served as a captain with the 1st Battalion of the Queens County Militia, headquartered in Gagetown, his birthplace.

He was educated at the Gagetown Grammar School and graduated from the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, in 1878, with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He was first in his class with honors in mathematics and French.

After graduation from university, Bulyea decided to pursue a teaching career. He served as principal of the Sheffield Grammar School, Sudbury County, New Brunswick, from 1878, until 1882. In 1883, he moved to Western Canada, and settled initially in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 1883, he moved to Qu'Appelle, District of Assiniboia, North-West Territories (now Saskatchewan), a town just east of Regina. Up until 1898, he worked as a merchant, in which he dealt flour and feed. He served as the first treasurer of Qu'Appelle, when it was formed as a municipality, in 1886.


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