Timothy Blair Pardee, (December 11, 1830 – July 21, 1889) was an

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lawyer and political figure. He represented the riding of Lambton in the

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from 1867 to 1874 and

Lambton West Lambton West was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1883 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created from parts of Lambton riding. The West Riding of the county of ...

from 1875 to 1889 as a

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. He was born in Grenville County in

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in 1830. After his studies, he began articling in the law office of

William Buell Richards Sir William Buell Richards (May 2, 1815 – January 26, 1889) was the first Chief Justice of Canada. Richards was born in Brockville, Upper Canada, to Stephen Richards and Phoebe Buell. He earned law degree at the St. Lawrence Academy in Po ...

, but, in 1849, he joined the

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. A few years later, he headed off to the

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. Finally, he returned to Canada, articled in

Sarnia Sarnia is a city in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. It had a 2021 population of 72,047, and is the largest city on Lake Huron. Sarnia is located on the eastern bank of the junction between the Upper and Lower Great Lakes where Lake Huron fl ...

and was called to the bar in 1861. He was appointed crown attorney in

Lambton County Lambton County is a county in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is bordered on the north by Lake Huron, which is drained by the St. Clair River, the county's western border and part of the Canada-United States border. To the south is Lake Saint Cla ...

but resigned in 1867 to run for a seat in the provincial parliament. In October 1872, he became provincial secretary in

Oliver Mowat Sir Oliver Mowat (July 22, 1820 – April 19, 1903) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and Ontario Liberal Party leader. He served for nearly 24 years as the third premier of Ontario. He was the eighth lieutenant governor of Ontario and one of ...

's cabinet. In December 1873, he was named Commissioner of Crown Lands. He became a

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in 1876. In 1878, he introduced an Act to Prevent the Forests from Destruction by Fire, the first forest protection legislation for the province. He resigned in January 1889 due to ill health. He died in Sarnia later that year. His son

Frederick Forsyth Frederick McCarthy Forsyth (born 25 August 1938) is an English novelist and journalist. He is best known for thrillers such as ''The Day of the Jackal'', ''The Odessa File'', '' The Fourth Protocol'', '' The Dogs of War'', ''The Devil's Alter ...

later served in the Canadian House of Commons.

References

External links

Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
* 1830 births 1889 deaths Canadian King's Counsel Ontario Liberal Party MPPs People from Lambton County Provincial Secretaries of Ontario {{Liberal-Ontario-MPP-stub