1. | Hester Amelia Adams was born on 2 Dec 1849 in Bastard & South Burgess Twp, Leeds County, Ontario, Canada; died about 1890. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: Toronto (York), Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada; with her cousin, Mrs. John C. Miller, MPP of Toronto and Parry Sound
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John Stewart Miller, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Stewart Miller, Ontario MPP
In office 1886? 1890
Preceded by?tab?George Denison
Succeeded by?tab?James Reid
Constituency?tab?Addington
Personal details
Born?tab?September 17, 1844
Camden Township, Addington County, Canada West
Died?tab?April 25, 1936 (aged 91) West St. Paul, Manitoba
Political party?tab?Conservative
Spouse(s)?tab?Carrie Hawley
Occupation?tab?Businessman
John Stewart Miller (September 17, 1844 ? April 25, 1936) was an Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure. He represented Addington in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1886 to 1890.
He was born in Camden Township, Addington County, Canada West in 1844, the son of Thomas Miller and Christina Madden.[1] He studied at the Ontario Commercial College in Belleville. Miller was a lieutenant in the local militia. In 1870, he started a cheese factory in Centreville with James N. Lapum. He was named clerk for Camden Township in 1875. In 1871, he married Carrie Hawley but she died three years later. He subsequently married Anne Robertson in 1877. In 1883, Miller became a merchant in Centreville, purchasing the business of A. N. Lapum. He was county master for the Orange Lodge and master of the local Masonic lodge. He moved to Manitou, Manitoba in 1890 and returned to farming. Miller served as reeve for Pembina, Manitoba from 1895 to 1897. He died on April 25, 1936.[2][3]
References
George MacLean Rose, ed. (1888). A Cyclop?dia of Canadian Biography: Being Chiefly Men of the Time. Rose Publishing Company. pp. 675? 676.
Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. April 28, 1936. Missing or empty |title= (help)
Gordon Goldsborough. "Memorable Manitobans: John Stewart Miller (1844-1936)". Mhs.mb.ca. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
External links
A Cyclop?edia of Canadian biography : being chiefly men of the time ..., GM Rose (1886)
Lennox and Addington Historical Society : papers and records (1909)
History of the County of Lennox and Addington, WS Herrington (1913)
Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
(Medical):1880 - "intelligent and amiable, but has poor health of body'.
Residence:
John Miller married Carrie Hawley
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