George William Monk (September 10, 1838 – August 18, 1917) was a member of the

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who represented the

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area riding of Carleton from 1871 to 1894. He was born in

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in 1838. He was educated in

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and

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. Monk represented Carleton in the Ontario Legislative Assembly from 1871 to 1894 as a

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MLA. He was a deputy grandmaster of the

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in British North America. He died in 1917.https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JXQH-CSW

References

* ''Historical Sketch of the County of Carleton'' (1971) - originally published in 1879, reprinted by Mika Press, Belleville, Ontario

External links

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891'', J. Durie
1838 births 1917 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub