Samuel Ault (December 11, 1814 – August 28, 1895)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179181693/samuel-ault was an

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political figure. He was a

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member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Stormont from 1867 to 1872. He was born in Osnabruck Township,

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in 1814, the son of Nicholas Ault, a

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of German descent, and Margaret Ross. Ault married Catherine Valentine Loucks. With his brothers, he operated a general store, Ault Brothers Ltd., in the village of Charlesville, later renamed Aultsville in his honour. He served on the municipal council, later becoming reeve and then warden for the

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. Ault represented

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in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1861 to 1866 and then in the House of Commons after

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. He was also a lieutenant in the local militia.''The Canadian parliamentary companion'', HJ Morgan (1871)
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when the

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was built.

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1814 births 1895 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from Canada West Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario People from the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry {{HistoricalConservative-Ontario-MP-stub