John Angus Kirk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Glenelg, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia, Canada
About John Angus Kirk
- John Angus Kirk (March 1, 1837 – September 13, 1910) was a Canadian politician and farmer.
- He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Guysborough.
- He was defeated in 1878 and re-elected in 1882 and 1887. He was the son of Angus Kirk, of Scottish descent.
- He was educated in Glenelg and at Saint Francis Xavier University and became a farmer in Guysborough County.
- Kirk was a councillor for St.
- Mary's, Nova Scotia and a member of the Canadian military as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the 5th Guysborough Regiment of Militia.
- He represented Guysborough County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1874, when he resigned his seat to run for a seat in the House of Commons.He was married twice: to Sarah Susannah McLean in 1864 and later married a Miss Henry.
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