Samuel Bridgeland Explained

Samuel Bridgeland
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1898
Term End1:1903
Predecessor1:George Langford
Successor1:Arthur Mahaffy
Constituency1:Muskoka
Party:Liberal
Birth Date:31 July 1847
Birth Place:Downsview, Canada West
Death Place:Toronto, Ontario
Occupation:Physician

Samuel Bridgeland (July 31, 1847  - May 6, 1903) was an Ontario physician and political figure. He represented Muskoka in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1898 to 1903.

He was born in Downsview, Canada West to provincial surveyor James William Bridgland and educated in Newmarket. He studied medicine at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and then at Queen's University. He set up practice in Bracebridge. In 1873, Bridgeland married Emma Fraser.[1] He died in office in 1903.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1901 . 1902 . AJ Magurn.