Philip Dorland (September 9, 1755 – December 18, 1814) was a farmer and political figure in

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. He was born in 1755 in

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and settled in Adolphustown Township in Upper Canada. He was elected to the

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representing Prince Edward and Adolphustown but refused to take the oath of office because he was a

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was elected to the seat in a by-election. Dorland was named a justice of the peace in the

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in 1813. A historical plaque on Hay Bay near Adolphustown commemorates the first Preparative Meeting of the Society of Friends in Canada which was held in Dorland's home in 1798. He died at

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in 1814. His brother

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represented Lennox and Addington in the Legislative Assembly from 1804 to 1812.

References

*''Becoming Prominent: Leadership in Upper Canada, 1791-1841'', J.K. Johnson (1989) People from Dutchess County, New York British emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario Canadian Quakers People from Lennox and Addington County Canadian people of Dutch descent 1755 births 1814 deaths Canadian justices of the peace {{Ontario-politician-stub