Amédée Emmanuel Forget (November 12, 1847 – June 8, 1923) was a Canadian lawyer, civil servant, and politician. He was the last Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories and the first Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Saskatchewan.
Born in Marieville, Lower Canada (now Quebec), the son of Jeremie Forget and Marie Guenette, he was called to the Lower Canada Bar in 1871. In 1875, he joined the Canadian civil service and served in different positions.
In 1898, he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories on the advice of Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, and served until the creation of the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1905. At that time, he was appointed the first Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, and served until 1910.
In 1911, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Banff, Alberta. He died while in office in 1923.
He is buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal, Quebec.
The town of Forget, Saskatchewan is named in his honour.
References
- "The Honourable Amédée E. Forget, 1898-1905". http://www.assembly.ab.ca/lao/library/lt-gov/forget.htm. Retrieved November 11, 2005.
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
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| Preceded by Malcolm C. Cameron |
Lieutenant Governor of Northwest Territories 1898-1905 |
Succeeded by Frederick D. White (As Commissioner) |
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| Preceded by Philippe Roy |
Senator Alberta 1911-1923 |
Succeeded by Jean Côté |
1 Saskatchewan was part of the Northwest Territories until Forget left office as the NWT Lieutenant Governor.
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