George John McManus (1806 – October 18, 1887) was an

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political figure. He represented Cardwell in the

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as a

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Member of Provincial Parliament from 1871 to 1874. McManus was born in

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, Kilbride Parish,

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, Ireland, grew up there and settled in Mono Township in the summer of 1829. He was reeve for the township (1851-1873) and served as warden for

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in 1859. McManus was named superintendent of schools in 1844 and also served as justice of the peace (appointed clerk, Simcoe Co. 8th Division Court, 1848) and a lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. In 1831, he married Anne Carson (9 children) and later married Alice Ann Kells (0 children) in 1866 after Anne's death.

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1874'', HJ Morgan''A History of Simcoe County'', AF Hunter (1909)''History of Dufferin County'', S. Sawden (1952)
1806 births 1887 deaths Politicians from County Cavan Immigrants to Upper Canada Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub