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"Hubbard was the first visible minority, and the first black citizen, to be elected to public office, at either the local, provincial, or federal level, in a Canadian city."
What about British Columbia governor James Douglas ?
"James Douglas was born in Demerara (now part of Guyana) to John Douglas, a Scottish planter, and Martha Ann Tefler, or "a Miss Richie", according to Dictionary of Canadian Biography a Creole originally from Barbados. Telfer was free coloured, which in her time and place meant a free person of mixed European and African ancestry. Thus, James Douglas - as all her children with John Douglas - was part black. " — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.176.120.156 ( talk) 12:21, 6 March 2013 (UTC) x
Before Hubbard was elected to office, Wilson Ruffin Abbott (an American-born man of African descent and the
father of Dr. Anderson R. Abbott, the first Canadian-born black medical doctor) was elected alderman, representing St. Patrick's Ward, by a margin of 40 votes in Toronto's 1840 municipal election. Wouldn't that make him the first person of African descent elected to office before W.P. Hubbard? I.M. Canadian — Preceding unsigned comment added by I.M. Canadian ( talk • contribs) 21:24, 5 January 2018 (UTC)
omermohemmed51@gmail.com 196.191.53.48 ( talk) 11:50, 19 October 2022 (UTC)
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"Hubbard was the first visible minority, and the first black citizen, to be elected to public office, at either the local, provincial, or federal level, in a Canadian city."
What about British Columbia governor James Douglas ?
"James Douglas was born in Demerara (now part of Guyana) to John Douglas, a Scottish planter, and Martha Ann Tefler, or "a Miss Richie", according to Dictionary of Canadian Biography a Creole originally from Barbados. Telfer was free coloured, which in her time and place meant a free person of mixed European and African ancestry. Thus, James Douglas - as all her children with John Douglas - was part black. " — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.176.120.156 ( talk) 12:21, 6 March 2013 (UTC) x
Before Hubbard was elected to office, Wilson Ruffin Abbott (an American-born man of African descent and the
father of Dr. Anderson R. Abbott, the first Canadian-born black medical doctor) was elected alderman, representing St. Patrick's Ward, by a margin of 40 votes in Toronto's 1840 municipal election. Wouldn't that make him the first person of African descent elected to office before W.P. Hubbard? I.M. Canadian — Preceding unsigned comment added by I.M. Canadian ( talk • contribs) 21:24, 5 January 2018 (UTC)
omermohemmed51@gmail.com 196.191.53.48 ( talk) 11:50, 19 October 2022 (UTC)