Ambrose Blacklock (May 17, 1784 – October 5, 1866) was a Scottish-born farmer, physician and political figure in

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. He was born in Dumfries and studied medicine in Scotland. In 1807, he was commissioned as a surgeon in the

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. He served on lakes

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and Champlain during the

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. Blacklock lived in

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and later St. Andrews. He married Catherine Macdonell. Blacklock served as a justice of the peace and coroner for the Eastern District. He represented Stormont in the

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from 1828 to 1830 as a Reformer. He died at St. Andrews at the age of 82.

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*''Becoming Prominent: Leadership in Upper Canada, 1791-1841'', J.K. Johnson (1989) 1784 births 1866 deaths People from Dumfries Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada Canadian justices of the peace Canadian coroners British emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario {{UpperCanada-politician-stub