John McMillan (August 4, 1816 – September 12, 1886) was a

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businessman and political figure. He represented Restigouche in the

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as a

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member from 1867 to 1868. He was born on the

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, Scotland in 1816 and came to

with his father in 1832. McMillan worked at the timber trade and later with a partner established a lumber firm and a general store at Campbellton. He was named a

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in 1845. In 1857, he was elected to the

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for

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; he was reelected in 1861, 1865 and 1866. McMillan was

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from 1861 to 1865. He served as postmaster general for

from 1866 until

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. He was elected to the House of Commons in 1867 but resigned in 1868 to become Inspector of Post Offices for the province. He died in

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in 1886.

External links

Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
* {{DEFAULTSORT:McMillan, John 1816 births 1886 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Members of the Executive Council of New Brunswick Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation New Brunswick People from Restigouche County, New Brunswick Colony of New Brunswick people Canadian justices of the peace