Henry Wilmot (politician)

Henry Wilmot (politician)

Henry Wilmot (September 22 1826 – 1888) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Frontenac in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1883 to 1888 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Pittsburg Township, Frontenac County, Upper Canada in 1826, the son of John Wilmot. He married Anne Graham in 1850. He worked in the timber trade before becoming a farmer. Wilmot served as reeve for Pittsburg and warden for Frontenac County. He also commanded the Kingston Field Battery. He was involved in the construction of the Kingston and Gananoque road. He died in office in 1888.

External links

* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32959 "The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1887" JA Gemmill]
* [http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=1977 Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario]
* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=91595 "A Cyclopæedia of Canadian biography : being chiefly men of the time ...", GM Rose (1886)]


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