Henry Aylmer (Canadian politician) explained

Henry Aylmer
Constituency Mp:Richmond—Wolfe
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:William Hoste Webb
Successor:William Bullock Ives
Term Start:1874
Term End:1878
Birth Date:25 April 1843
Birth Place:Melbourne, Canada East
Death Place:Lennoxville, Quebec
Party:Liberal

Henry Aylmer (April 25, 1843  - July 28, 1918) was a Canadian soldier and politician.

Born in Melbourne, Canada East, the son of Udolphus Aylmer, 7th Baron Aylmer and Mary Journeaux, Aylmer was educated at the High School of Montreal and the Royal Naval College in Portsmouth, England. He served in the Canadian militia during the Fenian raids and was a lieutenant in the Royal Marine Artillery. He organized the Richmond Field Battery in 1876 and held command until November 1887, when he retired with rank of lieutenant-colonel.[1]

In 1870, he married Louisa Blanche Fanny, a daughter of Dr H. A. Howe, Rector of Montreal High School. Aylmer practised law in his home town of Melbourne.[2] He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Richmond—Wolfe in an 1874 by-election. A Liberal, he was elected in the 1874 federal election. He was defeated in 1878 and again in 1896. Aylmer died in Lennoxville at the age of 75.[2]

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  1. https://archive.org/details/menoftodayineast00morruoft Men of today in the Eastern Townships
  2. Book: Johnson, J.K. . The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 . 1968 . Public Archives of Canada.