Henry Eilber (November 1857 – January 17, 1943) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Huron South in the

Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA, french: Assemblée législative de l'Ontario) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by ...

as a Conservative member from 1898 to 1919. He was born in

Crediton Crediton is a town and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon in England. It stands on the A377 Exeter to Barnstaple road at the junction with the A3072 road to Tiverton, about north west of Exeter and around from the M5 motorway ...

, Canada West, the son of Jacob Eilber, a German immigrant who was a merchant and also served as postmaster. After working for a merchant in

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and

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, Eilber returned to Crediton and opened a store there with his father as partner. In 1880, he married Elizabeth Kruttiger. He was a member of the Stephen Township council, also serving as reeve for three years and township clerk for 34 years. After his father's death in 1901, Eilber sold the store and opened an insurance office. He was manager and secretary-treasurer for the Hay Township Mutual Fire Assurance company from 1881 to 1933. He retired from politics in 1919.

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Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario''Exeter, Situate on the London & Goderich Road ...'', JL Wooden (1973)''The History of Stephen Township'', SM Mack (1992)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eilber, Henry Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs 1857 births 1943 deaths 19th-century mayors of places in Ontario 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario