George Wheler (September 2, 1836 – July 6, 1908) was a mill owner and political figure in
Ontario
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, Canada. He represented
Ontario North
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The North Riding of Ontario init ...
from 1878 to 1882 and
Ontario West
Ontario West was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created from parts of Ontario North, Ontario South and York North ridings.
The West Ri ...
from 1882 to 1884 as a
Liberal
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member.
He was born in
Markham Markham may refer to:
It may also refer to brand of of clothing which originates from South Africa which saw it's establishment in 1873.
Biology
* Markham's storm-petrel (''Oceanodroma markhami''), a seabird species found in Chile and Colombia
* ...
,
Upper Canada
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, the son of Edward Wheler, who came from
Devon
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shire,
England
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, and Anna Maria Reesor. Wheler was educated in
Toronto
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and at
Victoria College in
Cobourg
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. In 1861, he married Harriet Hamilton. Wheler was reeve for
Uxbridge
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and warden for
Ontario County. He served as postmaster of Uxbridge from 1865 to 1874. He was unseated in 1880 after an appeal but won the by-election held later that same year. Wheler resigned his seat in 1884.
References
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''The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1881'' CH Mackintosh
1836 births
1908 deaths
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
People from Uxbridge, Ontario
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