James Cox Aikins

James Cox Aikins
Senator for Ontario, Ontario
In office
October 23, 1867 – May 30, 1882
Nominated byJohn A. Macdonald
Appointed byRoyal Proclamation
In office
January 7, 1896 – August 6, 1904
Nominated byMackenzie Bowell
4th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
In office
September 29, 1882 – June 30, 1888
MonarchVictoria
Governors GeneralMarquess of Lorne
The Marquess of Lansdowne
The Lord Stanley of Preston
PremierJohn Norquay
David Howard Harrison
Thomas Greenway
Preceded byJoseph-Édouard Cauchon
Succeeded byJohn Christian Schultz
Personal details
Born(1823-03-30)March 30, 1823
Toronto Township, Upper Canada
DiedAugust 6, 1904(1904-08-06) (aged 81)
Toronto, Ontario
Resting placeMount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto
Political partyLiberal-Conservative
ChildrenJames Albert Manning Aikins
CabinetSecretary of State of Canada (1869–1873 & 1878–1880)
Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (Acting) (1873)
Secretary of State for the Provinces (Acting) (1873)
Minister of Inland Revenue (1880–1882)

James Cox Aikins, PC (March 30, 1823 – August 6, 1904) was a Canadian politician in the 19th century. He twice served as a cabinet minister in the government of John A. Macdonald, and was the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1882 to 1888.


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