Donald Guthrie, (May 8, 1840 – October 31, 1915) was a

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-born

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lawyer and political figure. He represented

Wellington South Wellington South was a Canadian federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 as the "South Riding o ...

in the

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as a

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member from 1876 to 1882 and

in the

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from 1886 to 1894. He was born in

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in 1840, the son of Hugh Guthrie and Margaret McGregor, and educated there; he came to

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in 1854 and finished his education in

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. In 1863, he married Eliza Margaret daughter of John McVicar and Janet McTavish and a sister of Montreal

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minister Donald Harvey MacVicar. He studied law with

Oliver Mowat Sir Oliver Mowat (July 22, 1820 – April 19, 1903) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and Ontario Liberal Party leader. He served for nearly 24 years as the third premier of Ontario. He was the eighth lieutenant governor of Ontario and one of ...

and

Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair, (4 November 1815 – 30 December 1867), known prior to 1862 as Adam Johnston Fergusson, was a Scottish-born Canadian lawyer, judge and politician. Life and career Born in Perthshire, Scotland, the son of Ad ...

and was called to the Ontario bar in 1866; he was later named

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. He set up practice at

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and served as solicitor for Wellington County and the city of Guelph. Guthrie also was president of the Guelph Gas Light Company. He was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1876 by-election held when

David Stirton David Stirton (June 13, 1816 – August 16, 1908) was a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Wellington South from 1867 to 1876. He was born in Angus, Scotland in 1816, the son of James Stirton. His family settled ne ...

was named postmaster for Guelph. In 1895, he was named inspector of registry offices for Ontario. Guthrie died in Guelph at the age of 75. His son

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also represented

in the House of Commons. Guthrie's former home later became part of the Homewood Sanitarium, the first

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facility in

Electoral record

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guthrie, Donald 1840 births 1915 deaths Canadian King's Counsel Immigrants to the Province of Canada Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario