John McRory was a merchant and political figure in Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada. He represented Addington

Addington (electoral district)

Addington was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904.It was created in the British North America Act of 1867....

 in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1879 to 1882 as a Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

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 member.

He was born in Kingston Township, Upper Canada

Upper Canada

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, the son of Matthew T. McRory, an Irish

Ireland

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 immigrant. He was educated in Kingston

Kingston, Ontario

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. In 1856, he married Miriam Wood. McRory served as reeve for Kingston Township from 1865 to 1877 and was warden for Frontenac County

Frontenac County, Ontario

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in 1876.