Charles Augustus Semlin

Charles Augustus Semlin
12th Premier of British Columbia
In office August 15, 1898 – February 27, 1900
Preceded by	John Herbert Turner
Succeeded by	Joseph Martin
Personal details
Born	December 4, 1836(1836-12-04) near Barrie, Upper Canada
Died	November 2, 1927(1927-11-02) (aged 90) Cache Creek, British Columbia

Charles Augustus Semlin (4 December 1836 – November 2, 1927) was a British Columbia politician.

Born near Barrie, Upper Canada, Semlin worked there as a schoolteacher until 1862 when he moved to British Columbia during the gold rush to become a prospector. In 1869 he purchased the Dominion Ranch and became a rancher. He entered politics when British Columbia became a province of Canada, in 1871, winning a seat in the provincial legislature in 1871. While in politics Semlin was instrumental in the building and operating of a boarding school in Cache Creek. The site was chosen there as Cache Creek was the mid point between the north Cariboo and the south.He lost his seat in 1875 but returned to the assembly in 1882. In 1894 he became leader of the opposition and finally the 12th Premier of British Columbia in August 1898. His government lasted only two years and resigned to make way for the rump regime of Joseph Martin, who was defeated in the election of 1900.

He died in 1927 in Cache Creek, British Columbia.

Legacy

His name features in the Cache Creek area in the Canadian Pacific Railway railway-point name Semlin, on the south bank the Thompson River near Cache Creek^[1] and in the name of the Semlin Valley which stretches east from Cache Creek on the north side of the Thompson, and is the route of the Trans-Canada Highway today. It was the location of his Dominion Ranch.^[2]

References

• Charles Augustus Semlin at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

1. ^ "Semlin (railway point)". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/18848.html. 
2. ^ "Semlin Valley". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/18850.html. 

Persondata
Name	Semlin, Charles Augustus
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1836-12-04
Place of birth	near Barrie, Upper Canada
Date of death	1927-11-02
Place of death	Cache Creek, British Columbia