Francis Edwin Kilvert (December 17, 1838 – August 21, 1910) was a lawyer and mayor of

Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. Hamilton has a Canada 2016 Census, population of 569,353, and its Census Metropolitan Area, census metropolitan area, which includes Burlington, ...

from 1877 to 1878. Born in Hamilton Township, Northumberland County,

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, the son of Richard Kilvert, he was educated in Cobourg. In 1863, he married Fanny Young Cory. Kilvert was called to the bar in 1867 and set up practice in Hamilton. After he retired from politics in 1887, Kilvert served as customs collector at Hamilton.Francis Edwin Kilvert
, Hamilton Public Library

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* 1838 births 1910 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Mayors of Hamilton, Ontario Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario People from Northumberland County, Ontario {{Ontario-mayor-stub