George William Sulman (July 4, 1866 – August 10, 1938) was an

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merchant and political figure. He represented Kent West in the

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from 1908 to 1919 as a Conservative member. He was born in

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, Kent County, Canada West, the son of William Sulman who came to Canada from

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. He was educated in Burford and in

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. Sulman worked for various companies before establishing a wallpaper, stationery and book store in

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. He also owned the Great Western Silverware Company. In 1889, he married Mary Agnes Meekison. Sulman was mayor of Chatham in 1901 and 1902. He also served as a master for the local Masonic lodge. He died after a short illness at his home in Chatham in 1938."Former Mayor Dies In Chatham", The Globe and Mail (1936-Current) oronto, Ont11 Aug 1938: 4.

Travels

Sulman and his wife traveled extensively and many of the items that they collected in their travels, including a mummy regarded today as the

Sulman Mummy Sulman may refer to: *George William Sulman (born 1866), Ontario merchant and political figure *Florence Sulman (1876–1965), English-Australian author and educationalist *John Sulman (1849–1934), Australian architect *Khalifah ibn Sulman Al Kha ...

purchased in

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were donated to the local museu

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''Commemorative biographical record of the county of Kent, Ontario ...'' (1904)
* 1866 births 1938 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Mayors of Chatham, Ontario {{Ontario-mayor-stub