a functioning legal system in the province. Political career On October 21, 1870, Lieutenant Governor Adams George Archibald appointed Francis as a legislative councillor in the North-West Territories. This appointment made him the first councillor and member of the Executive Council in the territory. The appointment to the Temporary North-West Council was quickly revoked by the federal government, however, which ruled that Archibald had overstepped his authority in granting it. On April 9, 1872, Johnson reluctantly agreed to replace Archibald as lieutenant governor of the territories. This appointment was also revoked, following opposition in the House of Commons of Canada to a government appointee holding two paid positions. Johnson was never sworn into office, despite his continued popularity in the region. Judicial career Johnson returned to Montreal later in 1872, and was appointed a judge of the Superior Court of Quebec. On December 9, 1889, he was appointed its chief justice. External links Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online 1817 births 1894 deaths Canadian expatriates in France Canadian expatriates in Belgium Canadian Knights Bachelor Lieutenant Governors of the Northwest Territories Lieutenant Governors of Manitoba Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories Judges in Quebec People from the Borough of Bedford English emigrants to pre-Confederation Quebec Anglophone Quebec people People educated at Harrow School