Lawyer and politician Henry Pering Pellew Crease

crease on lawn of pentrelew, home in victoria

even colonial pioneer, crease clung aristocratic traditions of britain. crease family s home in new westminster ince cottage, on sapperton road, named castle belonged henry s mother s family in england. sent sons haileybury college in england schooling, , dismayed note that, while , talk of old country home, our children call canada home.

when colonies joined in 1866 crease became first attorney general of united british columbia. in 1868 colonial capital moved victoria, , creases moved it. there built new home, pentrelew, on fort street.

in victoria, in new westminster, crease active in many community organisations: church of england, royal colonial institute, , law society of british columbia, key in founding. sat on board of colonial securities company, , lieutenant in seymour artillery company.

at time when british policy called north american colonies extinguish native title means of treaties, british columbia government, including crease, made no effort negotiate treaties. indeed, when issue raised in legislature in 1870, attorney general crease objected mere discussion of issue potentially damaging, indians word of s going on. in response criticism government had no indian policy, crease stated our policy has been, let indians alone.