Jason Miller Mack (March 17, 1843 – January 18, 1927) was a lawyer and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Queen's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1882 to 1886 as a

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member. He was born in Mill Village, Queens County, Nova Scotia, the son of Jason Mack and Augusta Miller of

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descent, and was educated at

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in Windsor. He was called to the bar in 1869. In 1878, he married Minnie Kellaher. Mack was the first warden for Queen's County. He served as stipendiary magistrate for the

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police district. In 1889, he was named to the province's Legislative Council. He died in Liverpool.

References

''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897'' JA Gemmill
1843 births 1927 deaths Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLCs {{Liberal-NovaScotia-MLA-stub