Alexander Lumsden
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Alexander Lumsden was an Ontario
lumber merchant and political figure. He represented Ottawa
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
from 1898 to 1902 as a Liberal member.
He was born in New Edinburgh
, the son of John Lumsden, and educated at the Ottawa Collegiate Institute
. He married Margaret Duncan. He worked for lumbermen Joseph Merrill Currier
and James MacLaren
before going into business on his own in 1881. Lumsden acquired timber limits in the Temiskaming
region and also owned lumber mills and a fleet of steamships in that region. After his death, his son John took over the operation of the business.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
lumber merchant and political figure. He represented Ottawa
Ottawa (City of)
Ottawa was a federal electoral district in the province of Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935.It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. It consisted of the city of Ottawa...
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
from 1898 to 1902 as a Liberal member.
He was born in New Edinburgh
New Edinburgh
New Edinburgh is a small neighbourhood in Ottawa, Canada. It is located to the east of the downtown core. It is bordered on the west by the Rideau River, to the north by the Ottawa River, to the south by Beechwood Avenue, to the east the border is less regular but is marked in part by Springfield...
, the son of John Lumsden, and educated at the Ottawa Collegiate Institute
Lisgar Collegiate Institute
Lisgar Collegiate Institute is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board secondary school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.Lisgar Collegiate Institute, one of the country's best regarded public schools, is located in downtown Ottawa by the Rideau Canal and is only a few blocks from Canada's Parliament Hill...
. He married Margaret Duncan. He worked for lumbermen Joseph Merrill Currier
Joseph Merrill Currier
Joseph Merrill Currier was a Canadian member of parliament and businessman.He was born in North Troy, Vermont in 1820 and moved to Canada in 1837, where he began work in the timber trade. Around 1850, he set up a sawmill and gristmill operation at Manotick, Ontario with Moss Kent Dickinson...
and James MacLaren
James Maclaren
James MacLaren was an early settler and entrepreneur in western Quebec.He was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1818. He came to Richmond in Upper Canada with his family in 1822. The family then settled in Torobolton Township and then moved to Wakefield in Lower Canada in the 1840s...
before going into business on his own in 1881. Lumsden acquired timber limits in the Temiskaming
Timiskaming District, Ontario
Timiskaming is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district was created in 1912 from parts of Algoma, Nipissing, and Sudbury districts. In 1921, Cochrane District was created from parts of this district and parts of Thunder Bay...
region and also owned lumber mills and a fleet of steamships in that region. After his death, his son John took over the operation of the business.