John Stewart Miller (September 17, 1844 – April 25, 1936) was an
Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure. He represented
Addington Addington may refer to:
Places
In Australia:
* Addington, Victoria
In Canada:
* Addington, Ontario
* Addington County, Ontario (now Lennox and Addington County, Ontario)
* Addington Highlands, Ontario
* Addington Parish, New Brunswick
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in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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as a
Conservative member from 1886 to 1890.
He was born in
Camden Township,
Addington County,
Canada West in 1844, the son of Thomas Miller and Christina Madden.
He studied at the Ontario Commercial College in
Belleville. Miller was a lieutenant in the local militia. In 1870, he started a cheese factory in
Centreville with
James N. Lapum. He was named clerk for Camden Township in 1875. In 1871, he married Carrie Hawley but she died three years later. He subsequently married Anne Robertson in 1877. In 1883, Miller became a merchant in Centreville, purchasing the business of A. N. Lapum. He was county master for the
Orange Lodge and master of the local
Masonic lodge. He moved to
Manitou, Manitoba in 1890 and returned to farming. Miller served as reeve for
Pembina, Manitoba from 1895 to 1897. He died on April 25, 1936.
References
External links
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''History of the County of Lennox and Addington'', WS Herrington (1913)*
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1844 births
1936 deaths
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
Mayors of places in Manitoba
People from Manitou, Manitoba
People from Lennox and Addington County