Hiram Augustus Calvin (April 6, 1841 – January 13, 1932) was a businessman and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Frontenac as an Independent Conservative from 1892 to 1896 and as a

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from 1900 to 1904. He was born on Garden Island,

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, the son of

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and Marion Breck, and was educated there, at the Woodstock Literary Institute and at

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. Calvin joined his father's business and later succeeded him as lumber merchant, ship builder and forwarder. He also helped establish the Kingston Foundry and Machinery Company. In 1879, he married Annie W. Marsh. He served as reeve for Garden Island from 1884 to 1892. Calvin was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1892 by-election held after

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was named Lieutenant-Governor. Calvin did not run for reelection in 1896. He served on the board of governors for Kingston Hospital, was a trustee for Queen's University and was vice-chairman of the School of Mining and Agriculture at

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''The Canadian men and women of the time a handbook of Canadian biography'', HJ Morgan (1898)
1841 births 1932 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs {{HistoricalConservative-Ontario-MP-stub