Theodore Davie

Theodore Davie

The Hon. Theodore Davie
10th Premier of British Columbia
In office
July 2, 1892  March 2, 1895
Monarch Victoria
Lieutenant Governor Hugh Nelson
Edgar Dewdney
Preceded by John Robson
Succeeded by John Herbert Turner
MLA for Victoria City
In office
July 24, 1882  June 13, 1890
Serving with Robert Beaven, Simeon Duck, Montague William Tyrwhitt-Drake, Edward Gawler Prior, John Herbert Turner
Preceded by James Smith Drummond
Succeeded by John Grant
MLA for Cowichan
In office
June 13, 1890  July 7, 1894
Serving with Henry Croft
Preceded by William Smithe
Succeeded by district abolished
MLA for Cowichan-Alberni
In office
July 7, 1894  February 23, 1895
Serving with James Mitchell Mutter
Preceded by first member
Succeeded by Thomas Anthony Wood
Personal details
Born (1852-03-22)March 22, 1852
Brixton, England
Died March 7, 1898(1898-03-07) (aged 45)
Victoria, British Columbia
Political party None
Spouse(s) Blanche Baker (m. 1874)
Mary Alice Yorke (m. 1884)
Religion Roman Catholic

The Hon. Theodore Davie (Brixton, London March 22, 1852 March 7, 1898 Victoria, British Columbia) was a British Columbia lawyer, politician, and jurist. He practised law in Cassiar and Nanaimo before settling in Victoria and becoming a leading criminal lawyer. He was the brother of Alexander Edmund Batson Davie, who served as premier of British Columbia from 1887 to 1889. Theodore Davie was first elected to the provincial legislature in 1882. In 1889, he became Attorney-General under Premier John Robson, and succeeded Robson as premier in 1892.

Davie's government passed a Redistribution Bill to give the mainland of the province greater representation in the legislature. His government also provided financial incentives to the railways in an effort to stimulate the economy. The Davie government also approved the construction of the province's parliament buildings in Victoria despite pressure to move the capital to the mainland.

Davie served as premier until 1895 when he resigned to become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia succeeding the province's first Chief Justice, Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie.

Theodore Davie is interred in the Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria, British Columbia.

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