Henry Merrick (1837 August 9, 1927)[1][2] was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Leeds North and Grenville North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1871 to 1886.[3]
Source: Library and Archives Canada
He was born in Merrickville in 1837, the son of Stephen Merrick and the grandson of its founder, William Merrick.[4] He operated the family mill for a number of years after his father died. Merrick served as mayor of Merrickville.[5] He also served as Grand Master for the Orange Lodge in Canada.[4] Merrick redeveloped the local foundry business after he retired from politics.[2]
Electoral history
edit| 1871 Ontario general election: Leeds North and Grenville North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Henry Merrick | 723 | 61.01 | +17.20 | ||||
| Liberal | Henry Dolphus Smith | 462 | 38.99 | −17.20 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,185 | 52.71 | −25.57 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,248 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +17.20 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[6] | ||||||||
| 1875 Ontario general election: Leeds North and Grenville North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Henry Merrick | 1,035 | 61.57 | +0.56 | ||||
| Independent | Henry Dolphus Smith | 646 | 38.43 | −0.56 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,681 | 66.63 | +13.91 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,523 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.56 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[7] | ||||||||
| 1879 Ontario general election: Leeds North and Grenville North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Henry Merrick | 1,084 | 59.53 | −2.04 | ||||
| Liberal | Mr. Meikle | 737 | 40.47 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,821 | 64.90 | −1.73 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,806 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −2.04 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[8] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75177441/henry-s-merrick
- ^ a b "Merrickville Lockstation Foundry". Canada's Historic Places. Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- ^ "Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2007-03-09.
- ^ a b History of Leeds and Grenville, TWH Leavitt (1879) Archived 2006-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Merrickville:Jewel on the Rideau, Larry Turner (ISBN 0-9699381-0-1)
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
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