Robert McGhee (politician) explained

Robert McGhee
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1883
Term End1:1886
Predecessor1:William Jelly
Successor1:Falkner Cornwall Stewart
Constituency1:Dufferin
Party:Conservative
Birth Date:1836
Death Place:Dufferin County, Ontario
Occupation:Farmer
Relations:Edward August, son-in-law

Robert McGhee ( - June 4, 1893)[1] was an Ontario farmer and politician. He represented Dufferin in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1883 to 1886.

McGhee came to Melancthon Township in Dufferin County in 1848. He served as reeve of Melancthon from 1865 to 1879 and again from 1891 until his death in the early summer of 1893.[2]

His daughter Isabella married Manitoba politician Edward August.[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156127513/robert-mcghee
  2. Book: Sawden, Stephen . History of Dufferin County . 1952 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929095427/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=6098 . 2007-09-29 .
  3. Web site: Edward Arthur August (1860-1935) . Memorable Manitobans . Manitoba Historical Society. . 2012-12-16. |