Amédée E. Forget

Amédée Emmanuel Marie Forget[1] (/fɔːrˈʒeɪ/; November 12, 1847 – June 8, 1923) was a Canadian lawyer, civil servant, and politician. He was the last Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories and the first Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Saskatchewan.

The Honourable
Amédée E. Forget
1st Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
In office
September 1, 1905 – October 5, 1910
MonarchsEdward VII
George V
Governor GeneralThe Earl Grey
PremierThomas Walter Scott
Preceded byHimself (as Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories)
Succeeded byGeorge W. Brown
Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories
In office
October 4, 1898 – September 1, 1905
MonarchsVictoria
Edward VII
Governors GeneralThe Earl of Aberdeen
The Earl of Minto
The Earl Grey
PremierFrederick W. A. G. Haultain
Preceded byMalcolm C. Cameron
Succeeded byhimself, as Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
George H. V. Bulyea, as Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
Senator for Banff, Alberta
In office
May 2, 1911 – June 8, 1923
Nominated byWilfrid Laurier
Personal details
Born(1847-11-12)November 12, 1847
Marieville, Canada East
DiedJune 8, 1923(1923-06-08) (aged 75)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Henriette Drolet
​
(m. 1876)​
ResidenceBanff, Alberta
Alma materMarieville College
OccupationLawyer, civil servant
ProfessionPolitician

Born in Marieville, Canada East (now Quebec), the son of Jeremie Forget and Marie Guenette, he was called to the Bar of Lower Canada in 1871. In 1875, he joined the Canadian civil service and served in different positions. In 1898, he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of the North-West 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.

Other

He is the namesake of Mount Forget, in Alberta.[2] The town of Forget, Saskatchewan, and Forget Street in Regina, Saskatchewan are both named in his honor.

Family
Madame Henriette Forget by William Notman

Amédée Emmanuel Forget married October 1876, Henriette Drolet, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel C. J. R Drolet, and a descendant of François Jarret de Verchères. She was born at Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East, September 29, 1853. She was educated at l'Institut des Sœurs des Saints Noms de Jésus et de Ville Marie, Hochelaga. The couple travelled in 1877 to Battleford, North-West Territories, when Mr Forget was appointed to an official position. When the seat of Government was transferred to Regina in 1882, the couple moved there. The couple moved to Winnipeg in 1895, when Mr. Forget was appointed Indian commissioner. The couple moved to Government House, Regina, when Mr Forget was appointed lieutenant-governor of the North-West Territories in October 1898. The couple received and entertained the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall in 1901.[3]

Madame Forget served as honorary president of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire and of the National Council of Women. She volunteered with the Victorian Order of Nurses and the Aberdeen Association. She served as president and treasurer of the committee to erect a statue to Queen Victoria.[3]

References
  1. Emmanuel Amedee Marie Forget, Quebec, Rouville, Parish of Sainte-Marie-de-Monoir, 12 November 1847, no.207, [Baptismal Record].
  2. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 53.
  3. Morgan, Henry James, ed. (1903). Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada. Toronto: Williams Briggs. p. 120.

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