September 21, 1867
MACDONALD TO RESIGN: OTTAWA DAILY NEWS
With the election entering its final days and the majority of results in from all provinces save for Québec, the Ottawa Daily News is reporting that the Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald is set to resign from politics and be appointed to the soon to be created Court of Appeal as Chief Justice.
The newspaper bases the report on information provided by two separate sources at two separate times and it is therefore considered sound. The sources have not indicated who is likely to assume the prime ministership once Macdonald’s resignation takes effect. Hon. George-Étienne Cartier, Hon. Samuel Tilley, and Charles Tupper are all possible successors to the Dominion’s first prime minister.
Hon. Adams George Archibald, (Secretary of State for the Provinces) is said to be set to join Macdonald on the bench as the junior judge. Archibald was defeated in the Colchester riding in Nova Scotia.
Final Results
Ontario
North Middlesex
House of Commons
- Thomas Scratcherd (Liberal) 1605 ELECTED
- Mr. Watson 874
Ontario Legislature
- John McDougall (Conservative) 1046
- Mr. McIntyre (Independent) 351
- James Smith (Liberal) 1084 ELECTED
North York
Ontario Legislature
- Alfred Boultbee (Conservative) 1157
- John McMurrich (Liberal) 1369 ELECTED
Bothwell
House of Commons
- David Glass (Conservative) 1224
- David Mills (Liberal) 1333 ELECTED
Ontario Legislature
- Mr. Kirby (Conservative) 1172
- Archibald McKeller (Liberal) 1242 ELECTED
Partial Results
Peel
House of Commons
- Wally Barber 763
- John Cameron (Conservative) 831
Ontario Legislature
- John Coyne (Conservative) 828
- R. Peel (Liberal) 756