George Denison (Canadian politician) explained

George Denison
Office:Ontario MPP
Term Start:1883
Term End:1886
Predecessor:Hammel Madden Deroche
Successor:John Stewart Miller
Constituency:Addington
Party:Conservative
Birth Place:County Leitrim, Ireland
Occupation:Justice of the peace

George Denison (1822–1902) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Addington in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1883 to 1886. He had been associated with the Canada First movement and later developed imperialist ideologies.[1]

He was born in County Leitrim, Ireland, in 1822 and came to Frontenac County, Upper Canada, as an infant. The family first settled near Collins Bay but later moved to Portland Township. Denison was a justice of the peace and a captain in the local militia. He served as reeve for Portland Township and was warden for Frontenac County in 1879.

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Notes and References

  1. Richard Gwyn, Nation Maker, Vol. II:pg. 441. Vintage Canada, 2012. Print.