Amédée E. Forget

Who was Amédée E. Forget?

Amédée Emmanuel Marie Forget was a Canadian lawyer, civil servant, and politician. He was the last Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories and the first Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Saskatchewan.

Born in Marieville, Canada East, the son of Jeremie Forget and Marie Guenette, he was called to the Bar of Lower Canada in 1871. In 1875, he joined the Canadian civil service and served in different positions.

In 1898, he was appointed Lieutenant Governor of the North-West Territories on the advice of Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, and served until the creation of the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1905. At that time, he was appointed the first Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, and served until 1910.

In 1911, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Banff, Alberta. He died while in office in 1923.

He is buried in the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal, Quebec.

The town of Forget, Saskatchewan, and Forget Street in Regina, Saskatchewan are both named in his honor.