monarch relations predecessor successor death_date governor_general birth_place death_place nationality office birth_date term_start order premier image article_title term_end name
george v clifford sifton , brother-in-law james albert manning aikins james duncan mcgregor 18 january 1929 the viscount willingdon ottawa , canada west winnipeg , manitoba canadian lieutenant governor of manitoba 15 august 1857 october 9 , 1926 10th john bracken theodore arthur burrows.png theodore arthur burrows
 january 18 , 1929 theodore arthur burrows
theodore arthur burrows

theodore arthur burrows -lrb- august 15 , 1857 -- january 18 , 1929 -rrb- was a politician and office-holder in manitoba , canada .
he served as the tenth lieutenant governor of the province from october 6 , 1926 until his death .
burrows was born in ottawa , canada west -lrb- now ontario -rrb- , where his grandfather had been a pioneer settler .
he moved to manitoba in 1875 , and was subsequently educated at manitoba college .
in 1877 , burrows became the first law student in winnipeg history , working in the office of one frederick mackenzie .
he entered the lumber business in 1879 , and subsequently played a major role in developing the industry in manitoba 's northwest .
burrows entered politics in 1892 , winning election to the provincial legislature in the riding of dauphin .
although he described himself as a liberal-conservative , he was nevertheless a supporter of liberal premier thomas greenway .
burrows defeated his conservative opponent glenlyon campbell by 317 votes to 308 .
burrows defeated campbell a second time in 1896 , by 589 votes to 577 .
by this time , he was identifying himself as a liberal .
he was also -lrb- like greenway -rrb- a methodist , and was a strong supporter of canada 's growing prohibition movement .
in addition to his political career , he was also appointed a land commissioner of the canadian northern railway in 1896 , holding the position until 1904 and overseeing increased settlement in the dauphin region .
perhaps curiously , he was never appointed to greenway 's cabinet .
the liberals lost the election of 1899 , although burrows actually increased his majority significantly -- defeating conservative r. hunt by 1203 votes to 779 .
it may be assumed that the new settlers brought by burrows to the region were instrumental in his victory .
burrows did not seek re-election in 1903 , but campaigned for the federal house of commons the following year .
running as a liberal in the federal riding of dauphin , he was elected unopposed , and supported prime minister wilfrid laurier in parliament for the next four years .
he was upset by his old rival glenlyon campbell , 3206 votes to 2989 , in the election of 1908 , and did not re-enter political life thereafter .
in 1926 , burrows was appointed lt. governor of manitoba -lrb- a position that was largely ceremonial by this time -rrb- .
a talented singer , he often displayed his baritone voice to visitors at government house .
he died in office , in 1929 .
the north-end winnipeg neighbourhood of burrows is named after him .
