Duncan Macmillan (Canadian politician)
Duncan Macmillan (February 11, 1837 – April 21, 1903) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Middlesex East in the House of Commons of Canada from 1875 to 1887 as a Liberal-Conservative member.[1]
He was born in London Township, Upper Canada,[1] the son of William Macmillan, and was educated at Queen's University. Macmillan studied law with Sir John A. Macdonald and was called to the bar in 1861.[2] He practised law in London, Ontario.[3] He was elected to the House of Commons in an 1875 by-election held after Crowell Willson was unseated.[1] In 1873, he was named a judge in the court for Haldimand County. Macmillan died at the age of 66 in London, Ontario while still a judge.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c Duncan Macmillan – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1881 CH Mackintosh
- ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
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