Duncan Macmillan (February 11, 1837 – April 21, 1903) was a
Canadian
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lawyer, judge and political figure in
Ontario
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, Canada. He represented
Middlesex East
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in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1875 to 1887 as a
Liberal-Conservative
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member.
He was born in
London Township,
Upper Canada
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,
the son of William Macmillan, and was educated at
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*Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada
*Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
**Queen's University of Belfast (UK Parliament constituency) (1918–1950)
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. Macmillan studied law with Sir
John A. Macdonald
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and was called to the bar in 1861.
''The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1881''
CH Mackintosh He practised law in London, Ontario
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. He was elected to the House of Commons in an 1875 by-election held after Crowell Willson
Crowell Willson (1815 – October 12, 1894) was a Canadian farmer and political figure. He represented Middlesex East in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal-Conservative member from 1867 to 1872 and in 1874.
He was born in St. Th ...
was unseated. In 1873, he was named a judge in the court for Haldimand County
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. Macmillan died at the age of 66 in London, Ontario while still a judge.
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1837 births
1903 deaths
Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
Judges in Ontario
Lawyers in Ontario
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
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