John McRory (February 15, 1834 – May 17, 1893) was a merchant and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Addington in the House of Commons of Canada from 1879 to 1882 as a

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member. He was born in Kingston Township,

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, the son of Matthew T. McRory, an

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immigrant. He was educated in Kingston. In 1856, he married Miriam Wood. McRory served as reeve for Kingston Township from 1865 to 1877 and was the warden for

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in 1876.

References

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1880''
CH Mackintosh 1834 births 1893 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs {{HistoricalConservative-Ontario-MP-stub