Henry Dallas "Harry" Helmcken (December 23, 1859 – 1912) was a lawyer and political figure in British Columbia

British Columbia

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. He represented Victoria City

Victoria City (provincial electoral district)

Victoria City was one of the first twelve provincial electoral districts in the province of British Columbia, Canada, upon its entry into Confederation that year. It was originally a four-member riding, and elected to the Legislature several prominent Members of the Legislative Assembly and...

 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 from 1894 to 1903.

The son of John Sebastian Helmcken

John Sebastian Helmcken

John Sebastian Helmcken was a British Columbia physician who played a prominent role in bringing the province into Canadian Confederation...

, he was educated at the Nest Academy in Jedburgh

Jedburgh

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, Scotland

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, at Edinburgh University

University of Edinburgh

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, at London University

University of London

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 and at Osgoode Hall

Osgoode Hall Law School

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. In 1895, he married Hannah Jane Goodwin, a widow. Helmcken was director of the Jubilee Hospital

Royal Jubilee Hospital

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. He ran unsuccessfully in the provincial riding of Esquimalt

Esquimalt (electoral district)

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 as a Conservative

British Columbia Conservative Party

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in 1909 and then as an independent Conservative in 1912.