Edward McGillivray (September 15, 1815 – November 24, 1885) was the second mayor of

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, Canada from 1858 to 1859. He was born in

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in 1815, and moved to

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at the age 20. He opened a general store there in 1836 and was involved in the

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. He was an

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on the first city council for Ottawa in 1855. He was president of the Bytown Telegraph Company and one of the founders of the

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. In 1882, he became president of J.R. Booth's

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. He died in 1885, aged 70, and was buried in the

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References

*''Chain of Office: Biographical Sketches of the Early Mayors of Ottawa (1847-1948)'', Dave Mullington () 1815 births 1885 deaths Mayors of Ottawa Canadian people of Scottish descent Ottawa city councillors {{Ontario-mayor-stub