About Joseph Alexander Gillies
Lived 1849 – 1921 (aged 71). Joseph Alexander Gillies was a Canadian politician and lawyer.
Joseph Alexander Gillies (September 17, 1849 – July 7, 1921) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Irish Cove, Nova Scotia, the son of John Gillies and Mary McLean, Gillies was educated at St. Francis Xavier University graduating in April 1871. He was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1875 and practised law in Sydney.
He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Richmond in the 1891 election but unseated upon petition and at the by-election held in January 1892 was re-elected. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1896. He was defeated in 1900 and again in 1904 and 1911.
Gillies died in Sydney at the age of 71.
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Canadian politician (1849-1921)
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Joseph Alexander Gillies was born on 17 September 1849 in Irish Cove.
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Joseph Alexander Gillies died on 7 July 1921.
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Joseph Alexander Gillies was a politician and lawyer.
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