CANADIAN
MINISTERS GROUP
Neg. No: (GP) 7296
Neg. Size: 12"x15"
Neg. Date: 19-07-1912
Subject:
The Canadian Prime Minister, Canadian cabinet ministers and wives.
Sitters may include:
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Rt.
Hon. Sir(1)
Robert (Laird) Borden, (1854-1937); Canadian Statesman; Conservative
Prime Minister 1911-1920. [3rd left, back row]. |
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Hon.
Sir(2)
(John) Douglas Hazen (1860-1937); Canadian Politician; Minister
of Marine and Fisheries and Minister Naval Service, Canadian Government
1911-1917. [2nd left, back row]. |
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??? |
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Hon.
Louis Philippe Pelletier (1857-1921); Canadian Postmaster-General
1911-1914. |
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Lady
Borden, when Mrs Robert Borden (d. 1940), née Laura Bond; youngest
daughter of T.H. Bond of Halifax, Nova Scotia; m. (1899) Rt. Hon.
Sir Robert Borden. |
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Lady
Hazen, when Mrs Douglas Hazen, ( ), née Ada C. Tibbits; daughter
of James Tibbits of Fredericton; m. (1884) Hon. Sir Douglas Hazen.
(Probably 1st left, front row) |
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??? |
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Mrs
Louis Philippe Pelletier ( ), née Adele Lelièvre; m. (1883) Hon
Louis Philippe Pelletier. |
Date:
19 July 1912.
Occasion:
State Ball, Buckingham Palace, 19 July 1912.(4)
Robert Laird Borden: His Memoirs,
Macmillan & Co., London, 1938
Vol I,
p 360
On July
19th I went to Buckingham Palace at eleven to be sworn in as Privy Councillor;
Lord Morley, Mr. Harcourt and Sir Charles Fitzpatrick were present.
The ceremonial is very rigid; one kneels on one knee to take the oath
of allegiance, then one stands and takes the oath as Privy Councillor,
then one kneels again and kisses the King’s hand…
In the
afternoon (Julyl 19th) I conferred with Churchill as to the character
of the speech which he proposed to deliver on the following Monday.
In the evening we attended the State Ball. It was most brilliant in
every way; I particularly remember the wonderful display of gold plate.
Location:
The Lafayette Studio, 179 New Bond Street, London, W.
Descr:
Full length group.
Costume:
(Gentlemen in Full Dress Civil Uniform).
Costume
Supplier: -
Orders,
Decorations & Medals: (Sir Douglas and Lady Hazen)
Coronation Medal 1911.
Furniture
& Props: Painted backdrop.
Photographer:
Lafayette Ltd., 179 New Bond Street, London.
Evidence
of photographer at work: Studio light in top right hand corner.
No
of poses: 1
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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.
References:
Biog:
Dictionary of National Biography; Who's Who.
Occasion:
The Times, 20 July 1912, p 9a.
Costume:
-
Costume
Supplier: -
Orders,
Decorations & Medals: Howard N. Cole, Coronation and
Royal Commemorative Medals 1887-1977, London, 1977.
Reproduced:
-
Acknowledgements:
Barbara Borkowy. (Orders etc) David Bownes.
1.
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George cr.
1914.
2.
Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George cr.
1918.
Sir John Douglas Hazen (1860- 1937), born in Oromocto; lawyer, judge,
politician; member of Canadian House of Commons for Saint John (1891-96);
premier of New Brunswick (1908-11); member of federal cabinet (1911-17);
Chief Justice of New Brunswick (1917-35); stood up for the rights of Maritime
Canada in Ottawa.
4.
The Canadian ministers' visit to Britain (3 July - 21 August 1912)
concerned Imperial Defence and Canadian naval power. (see The Times).
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