Joseph Tait (October 21, 1839 – March 18, 1911) was an

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businessman and political figure. He represented

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in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a

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member from 1890 to 1894. He was born in

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in 1839, the son of John Tait, and trained as a baker. In 1863, he married Elizabeth McKie. Tait travelled to

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in 1871 and then settled at

in 1872, where he established a bakery. He served on the city council, was a member of the Toronto Board of Trade and a director for the ''

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'' Printing Company. Tait was also a

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preacher. He married Susan Stibbard in 1876 after the death of his first wife. He was defeated by George Frederick Marter in his bid to be reelected in 1894. In 1897, Tait was named registrar for the Surrogate Court in York County, at which time he retired from business. Tait died in 1911 after falling down an elevator shaft and fracturing his hip."MR. JOSEPH TAIT DEAD, ACCIDENT IS FATAL: FUNERAL OF REGISTRAR OF SURROGATE COURT THIS AFTERNOON", The Globe (1844-1936); Mar 20, 1911; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail (1844-2009) pg. 9

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891'' JA GemmillMember's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario''The Canadian men and women of the time ...''
HJ Morgan (1898)
''Commemorative biographical record of the county of York, Ontario'' (1907)
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