Born in England, Dewdney came to Canada in 1859, and became a civil engineer. Member of Parliament (1872-79 and 1888-92), Minister of the Interior (1888-92) and Lieutenant-Governor of his adopted province, British Columbia (1892-97), he is best remembered for his work in the North-West Territories as Indian Commissioner (1879-88) and Lieutenant-Governor (1881-88). He was instrumental in establishing Regina as territorial capital, and after the North-West Rebellion his humane and sensible policies helped defuse a potentially dangerous situation. Dewdney died near Victoria. *Note: This designation has been identified for review. A review can be triggered for one of the following reasons - outdated language or terminology, absence of a significant layer of history, factual errors, controversial beliefs and behaviour, or significant new knowledge.