Events March 8 - Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Sir Charles-Eugène de Boucherville June 25 - George Walkem becomes premier of British Columbia for the second time, replacing Andrew Elliott September 17 - Federal election: Sir John A. Macdonald's Conservatives win a majority, defeating Alexander Mackenzie's Liberals October 16 - John Norquay becomes premier of Manitoba, replacing Robert Davis October 17 - Sir John A. Macdonald becomes prime minister for the second time, replacing Alexander Mackenzie October 22 - Simon Holmes becomes premier of Nova Scotia, replacing Philip Hill James Fraser becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing George King Births December 30 - William Aberhart, premier of Alberta Deaths