Peter Duncan McCallum
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Peter Duncan McCallum was an Ontario
farmer and political figure. He represented Lambton East
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
as a Conservative-Protestant Protective Association
member from 1893 to 1898.
He was born in Erin
, Canada West in 1853, the son of Peter McCallum. He served as reeve of Bosanquet Township and as warden for Lambton County
. In 1878, he married Ann Christena Vivian. McCallum was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1893 by-election held after the death of Hugh McKenzie
. He served as Inspector of Liquor Licenses in East Lambton from 1906 to 1916 and then as assistant Inspector for Lambton County.
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farmer and political figure. He represented Lambton East
Lambton East
Lambton East was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario...
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...
as a Conservative-Protestant Protective Association
Protestant Protective Association
The Protestant Protective Association was an anti-Catholic group in the 1890s based in Ontario, Canada, associated with the Orange Order. Originally a spinoff of the American group the American Protective Association, it became independent in 1892...
member from 1893 to 1898.
He was born in Erin
Erin, Ontario
Erin is a town in Wellington County, approximately 80 kilometres northwest of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Erin is an amalgamated town, composed of the former Villages of Erin and Hillsburgh, and the hamlets of Ballinafad, Brisbane, Cedar Valley, Crewson's Corners, and Orton, as well as the former...
, Canada West in 1853, the son of Peter McCallum. He served as reeve of Bosanquet Township and as warden for Lambton County
Lambton County, Ontario
Lambton County is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county is located in Southwestern Ontario. It is bordered on the north by Lake Huron, which flows into the St. Clair River, the county's western border and part of the Canada-United States border. To the south is Lake...
. In 1878, he married Ann Christena Vivian. McCallum was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1893 by-election held after the death of Hugh McKenzie
Hugh McKenzie (politician)
Hugh McKenzie was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Lambton East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1890 to 1893 as a Liberal member....
. He served as Inspector of Liquor Licenses in East Lambton from 1906 to 1916 and then as assistant Inspector for Lambton County.