William Gibson (September 11, 1815 – February 7, 1890)
[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/232494402/william-gibson] was a Canadian politician.
Born in
Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Dumfriesshire or the County of Dumfries or Shire of Dumfries (''Siorrachd Dhùn Phris'' in Gaelic) is a historic county and registration county in southern Scotland. The Dumfries lieutenancy area covers a similar area to the historic county.
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and educated in Scotland,
Gibson came to
British North America in 1839 and first settled at
Burrit's Rapids where he operated a flour mill. He then moved to
Spencerville where he built and operated another mill. In 1827, he settled in
Morrisburg, where he purchased a mill from Benjamin Chaffey and later built another mill.
He was also a director of the Ottawa Agricultural Fire Insurance Company.
Miller served on the town council for Morrisburg. He was elected to the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
in
1872
Events
January–March
* January 12 – Yohannes IV is crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Axum, the first ruler crowned in that city in over 500 years.
* February 2 – The government of the United Kingdom buys a number of forts on ...
as an
Independent Liberal defeating incumbent
John Sylvester Ross in a two candidate contest. Ross who was a member of
John A. Macdonald's
Liberal-Conservative faction. Gibson was re-elected in
1874
Events
January–March
* January 1 – New York City annexes The Bronx.
* January 2 – Ignacio María González becomes head of state of the Dominican Republic for the first time.
* January 3 – Third Carlist War &ndas ...
representing
Dundas electoral district. He retired from office at the subsequent election.
Gibson was married twice: to Eliza Kennedy in 1843 and to Jane Gillespie in 1854.
References
1815 births
1890 deaths
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Independent Liberal MPs in Canada
People from the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
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