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    Amor De Cosmos (born William Alexander Smith; August 20, 1825 – July 4, 1897) was a Canadian journalist, publisher and politician. He served as the second...
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  • Amor is a name from Latin amor, meaning 'love'. Notable people with the name include: Amor De Cosmos (1825–1897), Canadian journalist, publisher and politician...
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  • Brigade William Alexander Smith (boxer) (1904–1955), South African boxer Amor De Cosmos (William Alexander Smith, 1825–1897), Canadian journalist and politician...
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  • 1858 by Amor De Cosmos who was later British Columbia's second Premier. The British Colonist was B.C.'s first paper "of any permanence". De Cosmos was the...
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  • Amor Lake is a lake on Vancouver Island at the head of Amor De Cosmos Creek and northwest of the city of Campbell River. It covers an estimated area of...
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    The increased conflicts between Douglas and the reformers, such as Amor De Cosmos, along with the growing desire of colonists in British Columbia to have...
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    Island Legislative Assembly elections the following year. He ran against Amor de Cosmos, a staunch opponent of Douglas and chief editor of the British Colonist...
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    British Columbia, Beaven became involved with politics as secretary of Amor De Cosmos' Confederation League which advocated that the colony enter Canadian...
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    the Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria, British Columbia. His obituary in Amor de Cosmos' Victoria Colonist newspaper read: He administered justice with a fearless...
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    other representative for Victoria was B.C.'s Father of Confederation, Amor De Cosmos who was simultaneously Premier of that province until 1874. The third-place...
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