John Foster McCreight | |
|---|---|
 Hon. John Foster McCreight | |
| 1st Premier of British Columbia | |
| In office November 14, 1871 – December 23, 1872 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Lieutenant Governor | Joseph Trutch |
| Succeeded by | Amor De Cosmos |
| MLA for Victoria City | |
| In office October 16, 1871 – September 11, 1875 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Charles Elliott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1827 (Bap. Sept. 3) Caledon, County Tyrone, Ireland |
| Died | November 18, 1913 (aged 86) Hastings, East Sussex, United Kingdom |
| Political party | None |
| Spouse | Anna Johanna McCreight |
John Foster McCreight, QC (1827[1] – November 18, 1913) was a jurist and the first premier of British Columbia.
- ^ He was baptised at Caledon on 3 Sept. 1827. Canon J. B. Leslie, Armagh Clergy and Parishes … (Dundalk, 1911), p 315. https://archive.org/stream/armaghclergypari00lesl#page/314/mode/2up