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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 Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...
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 12 (twelve) is the natural number following 11 and preceding 13. Twelve is a superior highly composite number, divisible by 2, 3, 4, and 6. It is the number of years required for an orbital period of Jupiter. It is central to many systems ...
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.


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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 {{UpperCanada-politician-stub