Alexander Chisholm (1790 – October 9, 1854) was a political figure in
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada (french: link=no, province du Haut-Canada) was a part of British Canada established in 1791 by the Kingdom of Great Britain, to govern the central third of the lands in British North America, formerly part of the ...
.
He was born in
Scotland
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in 1790 and migrated to
Glengarry County
Glengarry County, an area covering , is a former county in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is historically known for its settlement of Scottish Highlanders. Glengarry County now consists of the modern-day townships of North Glengarry and South ...
in 1817. In 1825, he became a colonel in the local militia. He represented the county in the
12th
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and
13th Parliaments. He died at
Alexandria
Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...
in 1854.
External links
Glengarry's Representatives in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
1790 births
1854 deaths
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
People from the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario
Immigrants to Upper Canada
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