About Joseph Edgar
Lived 1856 – 1922 (aged 66). Joseph Edgar was a Canadian politician.
Joseph Edgar (June 7, 1856 – September 10, 1922) was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in Ontario. He represented Parry Sound in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1914 to 1919 as a Conservative member.
He was born in Benraw, County Down, the son of Joseph Edgar and May McCracken, and came to Canada in 1872. In 1886, Edgar married Mary Little. He moved to Sundridge, a small town north of Toronto on the rail line. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Ontario assembly in 1902. He was defeated by Richard Reese Hall when he ran for re-election in 1919.
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Canadian politician
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Joseph Edgar was born on 7 June 1856 in Benraw.
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Joseph Edgar died on 10 September 1922.
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