Alexander Coutts Explained

Alexander Coutts
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1875
Term End1:1879
Predecessor1:New riding
Successor1:Edward Robinson
Constituency1:Kent West
Party:Conservative
Birth Date:17 April 1824
Birth Place:Tullich, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Death Place:Tilbury, Ontario
Occupation:Farmer

Alexander Coutts (April 17, 1824  - August 14, 1881) was a Scottish-born farmer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Kent West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1875 to 1879 as a Conservative.

He was born in Tullich, Aberdeenshire, the son of John Coutts and Ann McDonald, and arrived in Canada with his family[1] in 1834. Coutts was educated in Tilbury East. In 1856, he married Jane McVean. Coutts served 18 years on the township council for Tilbury East, serving as reeve for 12 years.[2]

He died in Tilbury East at the age of 57.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Commemorative biographical record of the county of Kent, Ontario ... . 86 . 1904 . J.H. Beers & Co..
  2. Book: Mackintosh, Charles H . Charles Herbert Mackintosh

    . The Canadian Parliamentary Companion . 1878 . 216 . Charles Herbert Mackintosh.

  3. Web site: Tilbury East, Kent, Ontario, yr 1881 cn 7892, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1853232 . Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947 . FamilySearch . August 31, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304122352/https://familysearch.org/pal%3A/MM9.1.1/JD1P-MYF . March 4, 2016 .