Edward Malloch (1801–1867) was a merchant and political figure in

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. Born in

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, Edward Malloch settled in

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about the time of the building of the

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, shortly after the area was settled by members of the 100th Regiment of Foot. There he married Margaret Lindsey Hill of

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and daughter of

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. Edward and Margaret opened a general store which supplied the workers during the building of the Rideau Canal, where Malloch was a "merchant, politician and local land shark" buying at least in the Richmond area plus in Loyalist rights. They later moved to

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(now

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) where he served with the Carleton militia, becoming captain in 1837. He represented Carleton in the

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from 1834 to 1841 and in the

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(Conservative) from 1848 to 1854. He also served as the first sheriff for Carleton County. He died in 1867 and was interred at the National

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in Ottawa. His daughter Maria married

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, who was later elected to the Canadian House of Commons.

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1867 deaths Settlers of the National Capital Region (Canada) Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada West 1801 births Immigrants to Upper Canada {{UpperCanada-politician-stub