About Malcolm Smith Schell
Lived 1855 – 1926 (aged 71). Malcolm Smith Schell was a Canadian politician, timber merchant, farmer and exporter.
Malcolm Smith Schell (13 November 1855 – 25 December 1926) was a Canadian politician.
Born in County of Oxford, near Woodstock, Canada West, son of Jacob Schell and Catherine Smith. He is Great Grandson of Johann Christian Schell, a Palatine German from German Flatts, New York who died fighting for the Americans in 1782 on his farm. The family moved to Canada after the American Revolution to take advantage of the land available in Ontario. Schell was educated at public schools and Woodstock College. An agriculturist, a lumberman and a produce exporter, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Ontario electoral district of Oxford South in the federal election of 1904. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1908 and was defeated in 1911 and 1917.
His brother Jacob Thomas also served in the House of Commons.
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Who was Malcolm Smith Schell?
Canadian politician (1855-1926)
When was Malcolm Smith Schell born?
Malcolm Smith Schell was born on 13 November 1855 in Woodstock.
When did Malcolm Smith Schell die?
Malcolm Smith Schell died on 25 December 1926.
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Malcolm Smith Schell was a politician, timber merchant, farmer and exporter.
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Malcolm Smith Schell was Canadian.
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