- Joseph Tait
Joseph Tait (
October 21 1839 – ) was anOntario businessman and political figure. He represented Toronto in theLegislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1890 to 1894.He was born in
Kirkcudbrightshire ,Scotland in 1839, the son of John Tait, and trained as a baker. In 1863, he married Elizabeth McKie. Tait travelled toPennsylvania in 1871 and then settled atToronto in 1872, where he established a bakery. He served on the city council, was a member of the Toronto Board of Trade and a director for the "Globe" Printing Company. Tait was also aMethodist preacher. He married Susan Stibbard in 1876 after the death of his first wife. He was defeated byGeorge Frederick Marter in his bid to be reelected in 1894. In 1897, Tait was named registrar for the Surrogate Court in York County, at which time he retired from business.External links
* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32961 "The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891" JA Gemmill]
* [http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=1898 Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario]
* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=02221 "The Canadian men and women of the time ...", HJ Morgan (1898)]
* [http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3741 "Commemorative biographical record of the county of York, Ontario" (1907)]
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