John Tolmie

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John Tolmie

John Tolmie (August 30, 1845 February 10, 1916) was a Canadian politician.[1]

Quick Facts Member of the Canadian Parliament for Bruce West, Preceded by ...
John Tolmie
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Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Bruce West
In office
1896–1904
Preceded byJames Rowand
Succeeded byDistrict was abolished in 1903
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Bruce North
In office
1906–1911
Preceded byLeonard Thomas Bland
Succeeded byHugh Clark
Personal details
Born(1845-08-30)August 30, 1845
Balgowan, Inverness-shire, Scotland
DiedFebruary 10, 1916(1916-02-10) (aged 70)
Political partyLiberal
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Born in Inverness-shire, Scotland,[1] the son of Alexander Tolmie and Mary Fraser,[2] he emigrated to Canada with his parents in 1868 and settled in Bruce Township, Ontario.[3] A salt manufacturer in Kincardine, Ontario,[2] he was Reeve of Bruce Township for four years, Deputy-Reeve of Kincardine for one year, and for two years Mayor of Kincardine.[3] In 1883, Tolmie married Maggie H. Paterson.[2] He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Bruce West in 1896. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1900 but did not run in 1904. He was elected in a 1906 by-election for Bruce North after the death of the sitting MP and was re-elected in 1908. He was defeated in 1911.[1] Tolmie died in Kincardine at the age of 70.[2]

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