Duncan McRae (politician)

For other persons with the same name, see Duncan McRae (disambiguation).
Duncan McRae

Duncan McRae
Source: Library and Archives Canada
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Victoria North
In office
1871–1879
Personal details
Born c. 1823
Ross-shire, Scotland
Died March 12, 1879 (aged 5556)
Bolsover, Ontario
Political party Conservative

Duncan McRae was an Ontario businessman, farmer and political figure. He represented Victoria North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1871 to 1879.

He was born in Ross-shire, Scotland and came to Glengarry County in Upper Canada while still young. He moved to Victoria County around 1850. He was involved in the construction of the Toronto and Nipissing Railway as a contractor. He served as warden of Victoria County. He was elected in 1871 and defeated in 1875 but was elected in a subsequent by-election after the sitting member was unseated after an appeal. He died in office in March 1879 of cancer.[1]

References

  1. The Dominion Annual Register and Review. 1880. p. 414. Retrieved 2014-12-11.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/20/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.