Daniel Bishop Meigs | |
Smallimage: | Daniel Bishop Meigs.jpg |
Constituency Mp: | Missisquoi |
Parliament: | Canadian |
Predecessor: | George Clayes |
Successor: | George Barnard Baker |
Term Start: | 1888 |
Term End: | 1891 |
Predecessor2: | George Barnard Baker |
Successor2: | William Frederic Kay |
Term Start2: | 1896 |
Term End2: | 1911 |
Birth Date: | 1 June 1835 |
Birth Place: | Henryville, Lower Canada |
Party: | Liberal |
Daniel Bishop Meigs (June 1, 1835 - July 6, 1916) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Henryville, Lower Canada, his parents were both native of Swanton, Vermont, who moved in Canada in 1832. Meigs was educated in Bedford and was a farmer. He was mayor of Farnham, Quebec for several years. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Quebec electoral district of Missisquoi in an 1888 by-election held after the death of the sitting MP, George Clayes. He was defeated in the 1891 election but was elected in 1896 election. A Liberal, he was re-elected again in the 1900, 1904, and 1908 elections. He did not stand for re-election in 1911.