Sifton, Sir Clifford National Historic Person
Brandon, Manitoba
Clifford Sifton
(© National Archives / PA-27943)
Address :
410 9th Street at Victoria, Brandon, Manitoba
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1955-05-10
Life Date:
1861 to 1929
Other Name(s):
-
Sifton, Sir Clifford
(Designation Name)
Importance:
Minister of the Interior (1896-1905), promoter of immigration to the West
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: City Hall 410 9th Street at Victoria, Brandon, Manitoba
Born near London, Upper Canada, Sifton as lawyer, politician, businessman and principal owner of the influential Manitoba Free Press, had great impact on Canadian development. As a member of the Manitoba Cabinet, he was instrumental in the compormise of the controversial achool issue. As Laurier's Minister of the Interior (1896-1905) he was chiefly responsible for the plan to populate the Prairies with farmers. Leaving the cabinet in 1905, he made his home, thereafter, in Toronto. He remained in the Commons until 1911, but even out of office his political influence continued until his death.