Samuel Platt
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Samuel Platt was a Canadian brewer and politician. He was born in Ireland
in 1812 and immigrated to Canada in 1827.
He worked as a clerk at Enoch Turner's brewery for four years and then erected a distillery of his own at Berkeley and Front Streets.
Platt married a Miss Lockett in 1836.
He served as a councillor for St. Lawrence Ward from 1845 to 1851, followed by a two-year term as an alderman for St. David's Ward in 1853 and 1854.
In 1872, Platt was one of four citizens appointed to the Water Commission, which supervised the construction of the city's waterworks before disbanding in 1877.
He was elected as an Independent to represent the federal riding of Toronto East
in 1875 and 1878.
Platt also served as a director of the Consumer' Gas Company.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
in 1812 and immigrated to Canada in 1827.
He worked as a clerk at Enoch Turner's brewery for four years and then erected a distillery of his own at Berkeley and Front Streets.
Platt married a Miss Lockett in 1836.
He served as a councillor for St. Lawrence Ward from 1845 to 1851, followed by a two-year term as an alderman for St. David's Ward in 1853 and 1854.
In 1872, Platt was one of four citizens appointed to the Water Commission, which supervised the construction of the city's waterworks before disbanding in 1877.
He was elected as an Independent to represent the federal riding of Toronto East
Toronto East
Toronto East was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935. It was located in the city of Toronto in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.East Toronto initially consisted of St. Lawrence, St. Davids and...
in 1875 and 1878.
Platt also served as a director of the Consumer' Gas Company.