Edward Holton (September 1, 1844 – August 10, 1907) was a lawyer and political figure in

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. He represented Châteauguay in the

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from 1880 to 1891 as a

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member. He was born in

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, the son of

Luther Hamilton Holton Luther Hamilton Holton (January 22, 1817 – March 14, 1880) was a Canadian businessman and political figure. He represented Châteauguay as a Liberal member in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1880. He became Minister of Finance ...

and Eliza Forbes, was educated at

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and was called to the Quebec bar in 1867. For a time, he served in the Prince of Wales Rifles. He set up practice in Montreal. Holton was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1880 by-election held after the death of his father and served until his retirement for politics in 1891. In 1873, he married Helen Ford. Holton was managing director and then president of the ''Herald'' printing company in Montreal.

Electoral history

By-election: On Mr. Holton's death, 14 March 1880

References

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''The Canadian men and women of the time a handbook of Canadian biography'', HJ Morgan (1898)Edward Holton fonds - Library and Archives Canada
1844 births 1907 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Liberal Party of Canada MPs McGill University alumni {{Liberal-Quebec-MP-stub