Kenneth Chisholm, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Kenneth Chisholm

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1829

Place of Birth: Toronto Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death: 26-Sep-1906

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Kenneth Chisholm

  • Kenneth Chisholm (March 17, 1829 – September 26, 1906) was an Ontario businessman and political figure.
  • He represented Peel in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1873 to 1892. He was born in Toronto Township (now part of Mississauga) in Upper Canada in 1829.
  • He started work as a clerk and then as a grain salesman in Brampton.
  • He went into business for himself in Milton but returned to Brampton and, with a partner, bought out his former employer.
  • He served as postmaster from 1855 to 1873 and served several terms as reeve.
  • He was elected to the Ontario legislature in an 1873 by-election held after John Coyne died.
  • He was also a director of the Central Bank of Canada.
  • He owned quarries in the Credit River valley which supplied stone used to build the Ontario Legislature in Toronto.
  • In 1880, he invested in the local Haggert Foundry and became vice-president.
  • However, by 1891, both the bank and the foundry had failed and Chisholm was forced to sell his mansion, now a Royal Canadian Legion hall in Brampton.
  • He was appointed registrar for Peel County in 1892 and held that post until his death in Brampton in 1906.

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