Ephraim George Sills Explained

Ephraim George Sills
Office2:Ontario MPP
Term Start2:1883
Term End2:1886
Predecessor2:Baltis Rose
Successor2:George Wellington Ostrom
Constituency2:Hastings West
Party:Liberal
Birth Date:18 April 1836
Birth Place:Fredericksburgh Township, Lennox County, Upper Canada
Death Place:Belleville, Ontario
Occupation:Businessman
Spouse:Sarah Crichton Muir (m. 1876)

Ephraim George Sills (April 18, 1836 – April 4, 1909) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Hastings West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1883 to 1886 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Fredericksburgh Township, Lennox County and educated in Picton. With his brother, Sills owned a sawmill, gristmill and paper mill in Frankford. In 1876, he married Sarah Crichton Muir. He served as reeve for Sidney Township. Sills was an unsuccessful candidate for Hastings West in the 1886 general election. He died in 1909.[1]

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  1. Web site: FamilySearch. Familysearch.org. 2 December 2021.