- Matthew Hamilton Gault
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Matthew Hamilton Gault Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Montreal WestIn office
1878–1887Preceded by Thomas Workman Succeeded by Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal Personal details Born July 18, 1822
Strabane, County Tyrone, IrelandDied June 1, 1887 (aged 64)
Montreal, QuebecPolitical party Conservative Matthew Hamilton Gault (July 18, 1822 – June 1, 1887) was a Canadian financier and politician.
Born in Strabane, County Tyrone, Ireland, he migrated to Canada in 1842 with his family settling in Montreal. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1878 election for the riding of Montreal West. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1882 and served until his death in 1887.
References
- Matthew Hamilton Gault - Parliament of Canada biography
- Matthew Hamilton Gault at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
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