Wellington David Cargill (February 26, 1865 – March 13, 1942) was an

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manufacturer and political figure. He represented

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in the

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as a Conservative member from 1914 to 1919. He was born in

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, Canada West, the son of Henry Cargill, and educated in Galt and

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. In 1891, he married Elizabeth Kyle. He was president of Cargill Ltd. and the Dominion Well Supply Co. In 1913, he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the federal

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. Much of the white pine had been removed from the Greenock Swamp by the time that Cargill took over his father's lumber business. He built a rail line to allow a small train to haul timber out of the swamp; however, the track kept sinking into the swamp and the business soon foundered. He died at Walkerton in 1942.

References

* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1915'', EJ Chambers

External links

* 1865 births 1942 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub