Arthur Rupert Dickey
Arthur Rupert Dickey, PC (August 18, 1854 – July 3, 1900) was a Canadian politician.
The Hon. Arthur Rupert Dickey | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Cumberland | |
| In office 1887–1896 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Tupper |
| Succeeded by | Hance James Logan |
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| Born | August 18, 1854 Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | July 3, 1900 (aged 45) Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Cabinet | Secretary of State of Canada (1894–1895) Minister of Militia and Defence (1895–1896) Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada (1896) |
Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, the son of Robert Barry Dickey, he was a lawyer before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada in an 1888 by-election in the riding of Cumberland after Charles Tupper was named High Commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1891 and 1896. He was Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Minister of Militia and Defence, and Secretary of State of Canada.
He died by drowning at Amherst, Nova Scotia on July 3, 1900.[1]
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1The department was eliminated in 1993 when the government was reorganized. The position of Secretary of State for Canada was not legally eliminated until 1996 when its remaining responsibilities were assigned to other cabinet positions and departments, particularly the newly created position of Minister of Canadian Heritage. |
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