William Harkin (1831 – 1881) was an

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medical doctor and political figure. He represented Prescott in the

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from 1875 to 1881 as a Conservative member. He was born in

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in 1831, the son of Irish immigrants. He studied medicine at

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and qualified to practice in 1858. In 1859, he married Eliza McDonell. He served as reeve for Vankleek Hill. Harkin died in office in 1881. His son

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served as Canada's first commissioner of national parks.

References

* ''Histoire des Comtes Unis de Prescott et de Russell'', L. Brault (1963)

External links

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1880''
CH Mackintosh 1831 births 1881 deaths Province of Canada people People from Hawkesbury, Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub