1. Bowell Mackenzie December 21, 1894 – April 27, 1896

2. Early life Party:Liberal-Conservative Born in Rickinghall, Suffolk, EnglandRickinghallSuffolkEngland Parents: John Bowell and Elizabeth Marshall He moved to Belleville, OntarioBellevilleOntario - apprenticed with the printer at the town newspaper, The Belleville IntelligencerBelleville Intelligencer - He became a successful printer and editor with that newspaper, and later its owner In 1847 he married Harriet Moore they had four sons and five daughters

3. Early political life First elected in 1867 in the conservative party. He was in the North Hastings ridings He held the seat for the conservatives when they lost their election in 1874 in the wake of the pacific scandal. Later that year he was instrumental in having Louis Riel expelled from the House.Louis Riel In 1878, with the Conservatives again governing, he joined the cabinet as Minister of Customs. –A competent, hardworking administrator, Bowell remained in Cabinet as Minister of Trade and Commerce, a newly made portfolio, after he became a senator that same year. In 1892 he became Minister of Militia and Defense. His visit to Australia in 1893 led to the first conference of British colonies and territories, held in Ottawa in 1894. He became Leader of the Government in the Senate on October 31, 1893.AustraliaBritish colonies OttawaLeader of the Government in the Senate In December 1894, Prime Minister Sir John Thompson died suddenly and Bowell, as the most senior Cabinet minister, was appointed in Thompson's stead by the Governor GeneralJohn Thompson Bowell became the second of just two Canadian Prime Ministers to hold that office while serving in the senate rather than the house of commons

4. Prime minister (1894 - 1896) As Prime Minister, Bowell faced the troublesome Manitoba Schools Question. In 1890 Manitoba had abolished public funding of its Catholic schools, contrary to the provisions made for Catholics in the Manitoba Act of 1870.Manitoba Schools QuestionManitobaCatholicManitoba Act Bowell backed legislation, already drafted, that would have forced Manitoba to restore its Catholic schools, but then postponed it due to opposition within his Cabinet

5. Fall from power with the ordinary business of government at a standstill, Bowell’s Cabinet decided he was incompetent to lead and so, to force him to step down, seven ministers resigned, then foiled the appointment of successors Though Bowell denounced them as "a nest of traitors," he had to agree to resign Tupper, who had been Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, had been recalled by the plotters to replace Bowell.High CommissionerUnited Kingdom Died: December 10, 1917 (aged 93) with the ordinary business of government at a standstill, Bowell’s Cabinet decided he was incompetent to lead and so, to force him to step down, seven ministers resigned, then foiled the appointment of successors

6. Work cited page Wikipedia: Bowell Mackenzie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackenzie_Bowe ll Library and archives Canada: Bowell Mackenzie http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/2/4/h4- 3130-e.html