   events from the year 1888 in canada. ==incumbents== === crown === * head of state (monarch) â queen victoria (consort â vacant) === federal government === * governor general â henry petty-fitzmaurice (until june 11) then frederick stanley (viceregal consort â maud petty-fitzmaurice, marchioness of lansdowne then lady constance villiers) * prime minister â john a. macdonald === provincial governments === ==== lieutenant governors ==== *lieutenant governor of british columbia â hugh nelson *lieutenant governor of manitoba â james cox aikins (until july 1) then john christian schultz *lieutenant governor of new brunswick â samuel leonard tilley *lieutenant governor of nova scotia â matthew henry richey (until july 8) then archibald mclelan *lieutenant governor of ontario â alexander campbell *lieutenant governor of prince edward island â andrew archibald macdonald *lieutenant governor of quebec â auguste-rÃ©al angers ==== premiers ==== *premier of british columbia â alexander edmund batson davie *premier of manitoba â david howard harrison (until january 19) then thomas greenway *premier of new brunswick â andrew george blair *premier of nova scotia â william stevens fielding *premier of ontario â oliver mowat *premier of prince edward island â william wilfred sullivan *premier of quebec â honorÃ© mercier === territorial governments === ==== lieutenant governors ==== * lieutenant governor of the northwest territories - edgar dewdney (until july 1) then joseph royal ==== premiers ==== * chairman of the lieutenant-governor's advisory council of the northwest territories - robert brett (from june 30) ==events== *january 19 - thomas greenway becomes premier of manitoba, replacing david h. harrison. *june 20 - the northwest territories holds its first general election; 22 members of the legislative assembly are elected. all are independents; there are no party politics in the territories *july 11 - manitoba election ===full date unknown=== *boundary survey started by dr. william h. dall of the united states and dr. george m. dawson of canada. ==arts and literature== ===new books=== *among the millet: archibald lampman ==births== ===january to june=== *january 18 - charles gavan power, politicia
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