John Mutrie (1846 – June 19, 1928)
[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185750759/john-mutrie] was an
Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented
Wellington South
Wellington South was a Canadian federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 as the "South Riding o ...
in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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as a
Liberal member from 1894 to 1902.
He was born in
Eramosa Township,
Canada West, the son of William Mutrie, an immigrant from
Scotland, and was educated there. Mutrie served on the
township council
A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or natio ...
, serving as
reeve
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Titles
*Reeve (Canada), an elected chief executive of some counties, townships, and equivalents
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*High-reeve, a title taken by some Englis ...
from 1884 to 1892, and on the council for
Wellington County. Mutrie was county warden in 1890 and 1891. He served in the local
militia, reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel. Mutrie was recruiting officer at
Guelph at the beginning of
World War I. He was also postmaster at
Rockwood and served as a justice of the peace.
Mutrie married Margaret Dow in 1873; they had four children. He later married Margaret Allan.
References
External links
''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897'' JA Gemmill*
''Here and There in Eramosa; An Historical Sketch of the Early Years ...'', F Day (1953)
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1846 births
1928 deaths
Ontario Liberal Party MPPs