Patrick Baskerville (born c. 1829 – June 29, 1901) was an Irish-born Canadian businessman and political figure in

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

. He represented the riding of

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

in the

Legislative Assembly of Ontario The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA, french: Assemblée législative de l'Ontario) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by ...

from 1879 to 1886 as a

Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...

member. Baskerville was born in Ballyrusheen,

County Tipperary County Tipperary ( ga, Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and was established in the early 13th century, shortly after th ...

, Ireland in 1829, the son of George Baskerville, a farmer, and emigrated to

Bytown Bytown is the former name of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was founded on September 26, 1826, incorporated as a town on January 1, 1850, and superseded by the incorporation of the City of Ottawa on January 1, 1855. The founding was marked by a Grou ...

with his family in 1847. Baskerville worked at farming and the timber trade, before becoming a clerk with the

Bytown and Prescott Railway The Bytown and Prescott Railway (B&PR) was a railway joining Ottawa (then called Bytown) with Prescott, Ontario, Prescott on the Saint Lawrence River. The company was incorporated in 1850, and the first train ran from Prescott into Bytown on Chris ...

in 1854. In 1862, he became a merchant, selling groceries. His three brothers joined the business as partners in 1870.

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''A Cyclopæedia of Canadian biography : being chiefly men of the time ...'', GM Rose (1886)Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
1820s births 1901 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Irish emigrants to Canada Politicians from County Tipperary {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub