![The Hon. Sir James Pliny Whitney by J.W.L. Forster](/sites/default/files/styles/gallery_image_850_x_532/public/legacy/timeline_content/40_1.jpg?itok=BBn3BKOm)
1905
In 1905, James Whitney was elected as the province’s first Conservative Premier in 33 years, winning the January election with a majority. He would go on to win three back-to-back majorities, dying in office not long after his fourth victory in 1914. One of the most noted achievements of his time in office was the introduction of public electricity.