The Honourable Senator David Mills, PC (March 18, 1831 РMay 8, 1903) was a Canadian politician, author and poet. The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable ( or formerly The Honble) is a title of quality attached to the names of certain classes of persons. ... The Senate (French: S̩nat) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the House of Commons. ... The Queens Privy Council for Canada is the ceremonial council of advisors to the Queen of Canada, whose members are appointed by her Governor General in Canada for life on the advice of the Prime Minister. ... March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ...

He was born in born in Palmyra, in southwestern Ontario. His father, Nathaniel Mills, was one of the first settlers in the area. After graduating from the University of Michigan, Mills served as superintendent of schools for Kent Country from 1856 to 1865. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor is a public coeducational university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ...

He published The Present and Future Political Aspects of Canada in 1860 and The Blunders of the Dominion Government in connection with the North-West Territory in 1871. 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Mills was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) in the 1867 federal election and re-elected in four subsequent votes until being defeated in the 1882 election. The House of Commons (French: Chambre des communes) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the Senate. ... The Liberal Party of Canada (French: Parti libéral du Canada) is Canadas largest political party. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... The Canadian parliament after the 1867 election The 1867 federal election, which proved how much canada sucks ended on September 20th, was the first election for the new . ... The Canadian federal election of 1882 was held on June 20, 1882. ...

He returned to Parliament through an 1884 by-election. He was re-elected in subsequent elections until his defeat in the 1896 election despite this being the election that brought the Liberals back to power. 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... The Canadian federal election of 1896 was held on July 11, 1896. ...

He served as Minister of the Interior in the Cabinet of Alexander Mackenzie from 1876 to 1878. Sir Wilfrid Laurier appoitned Mills to the Canadian Senate after he lost his Commons seat in 1896, and appointed him to Cabinet as Minister of Justice and Leader of the Government in the Canadian Senate. He resigned from the Senate and Cabinet in 1902 The Cabinet of Canada plays an important role in the Canadian government in accordance with the Westminster System. ... The Right Honourable Alexander Mackenzie, PC (January 28, 1822 – April 17, 1892), a building contractor and writer, was the second Prime Minister of Canada from November 7, 1873 to October 8, 1878. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1878 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Laurier re-directs here. ... The Senate (French: Sénat) is a component of the Parliament of Canada, which also includes the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and the House of Commons. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Minister of Justice of Canada is the minister in the Cabinet of Canada who is responsible for the Department of Justice and is also Attorney General of Canada. ... The Leader of the Government in the Senate is a Canadian cabinet minister who leads the government side in the Canadian Senate and is chiefly responsible for promoting and defending the governments program in the Upper House. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
• Selected poetry of David Mills