Milton Duncan McVicar

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Milton Duncan McVicar
Ontario MPP
In office
1934–1938
Preceded by Thomas Howard Fraleigh
Succeeded by Charles Oliver Fairbank
Constituency Lambton East
Personal details
Born(1893-09-18)September 18, 1893
Enniskillen, Ontario
Died 1938 (aged 44–45)
Toronto, Ontario
Political party Liberal
Occupation Farmer

Milton Duncan McVicar (September 18, 1893 – 1938) was a farmer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Lambton East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1934 to 1938 as a Liberal. [1]

Ontario Province of Canada

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Lambton East was an electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It was created in 1875 from the eastern portion of Lambton and was abolished in 1966 before the 1967 election.

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The son of Peter McVicar and Annie Kerr, both natives of Scotland, he was born in Enniskillen, Ontario and was educated in Petrolia. McVicar was reeve for Enniskillen from 1925 to 1934, serving as warden for Lambton County in 1932. He was president of the local St. Andrew's Society and was also a Mason. [1]

Enniskillen, Ontario Township in Ontario, Canada

Enniskillen is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, within Lambton County. It is located at the intersection of Highway 21 and Rokeby Line. The economy of the township is based on agriculture. It was named after Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole’s father who was the Earl of Enniskillen, Northern Ireland.

Petrolia, Ontario Town in Ontario, Canada

Petrolia is a town in southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is part of Lambton County and is surrounded by Enniskillen Township. It is billed as "Canada's Victorian Oil Town" and is often credited with starting the oil industry in North America.

McVicar defeated Conservative incumbent Thomas Howard Fraleigh in 1934 to win a seat in the assembly; he was reelected in 1937. He died in office in 1938. [2]

Thomas Howard Fraleigh was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Lambton East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1929 to 1934 as a Conservative member.

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References

  1. 1 2 Normandin, A L (1936). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. ↑ Lauriston, Victor (1949). Lambton County's Hundred Years, 1849-1949. pp. 259–60.
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