Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière (December 5 1829 - November 16 1908) was born in Épernay , France.
He served as Liberal Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec, a federal Cabinet minister, and Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.
Henri-Gustave Joly became Leader of the Quebec Liberals at the time of Confederation in 1867.
in 1878, Conservative premier Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville resigned (or was deposed) on March 2 following a conflict with Lieutenant Governor Luc Letellier de Saint-Just over railroad legislation. As a result, Joly became Premier on March 8, 1878.
In the May 1, 1878 election, the Liberals won one less seat than the Conservatives (there were also two independent Conservatives). However Joly remained in power in a minority government for about a year and half. His government was brought down by a motion of censure involving the defection of five Liberals (including future premier Edmund James Flynn) to the Conservatives. The Leader of the Opposition Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau was called to form a government on October 31, 1879.
Joly remained Liberal leader until 1883. In all, he spent about 17 years as Liberal leader, but only briefly as Premier.
In 1883, Joly resigned as Liberal leader to make way for Honoré Mercier. He resigned as member of the Legislative Assembly in November 1885.
He added "de Lotbinière" (part of his mother's maiden name) to his name in 1888.
Joly de Lotbinière was elected to the federal House of Commons in the 1896 federal election. He served as a federal Cabinet minister from 1897 until he retired in 1900.
He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia in 1900 and served until 1906. He died in Quebec City in 1908.
Elections as party leader
He "won" the 1878 election (the Liberals won one fewer seat than the Conservatives but he remained premier with the support of a few Conservatives). He lost the 1881 election.
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Thomas Robert McInnes
| width="40%" style="text-align: center;" |British Columbia lieutenant-governor
1900-1906
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James Dunsmuir
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