William Mack (February 29, 1828 – December 11, 1897) was an

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businessman and political figure. He represented

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from 1879 to 1883,

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from 1886 to 1890 and Stormont from 1890 to 1894 in the

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as a

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member. He was born in

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in 1828, the son of Robert Mack, and was brought to

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, by his parents during his first year of life. He grew up there and moved to

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in 1849, where he managed a

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. In 1855, he married Agnes Henderson. Mack went into business on his own, also helping to establish paper, cotton and woollen mills at Cornwall. He served as reeve of Cornwall in 1871 and 1876 and as warden for the

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in 1878. He was defeated by

Alexander Peter Ross Alexander Peter Ross (December 19, 1831 – October 18, 1915) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1883 to 1886 who represented the eastern riding of Cornwall. He was born ...

for the seat in the provincial assembly in 1883 but elected again in 1886. His daughter Margaret married Alexander McCracken, who was a mayor of Cornwall, and his son William R. later served as sheriff for the United Counties.

References

External links

''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1889'' JA Gemmill
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''A Cyclopæedia of Canadian biography : being chiefly men of the time ...'', GM Rose (1886)''Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry : a history, 1784-1945'', JG Harkness (1946)

William Mack family fonds
Archives of Ontario {{DEFAULTSORT:Mack, William 1828 births 1897 deaths Immigrants to Lower Canada Mayors of Cornwall, Ontario Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation Quebec