Walter McCrea
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Walter McCrea was a Liberal
member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1871.
He was born near Burritt's Rapids in Lanark County
in 1810. He was called to the bar in 1850 and set up a practice in Chatham
. McCrea served as captain in the local militia and was also mayor of Chatham in 1859. He was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
in 1862 representing the Western division, was appointed to the Senate in 1867 and resigned in 1871, when he was appointed judge in the Algoma District
and moved to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
. He died there in 1892.
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
member of the Senate of Canada from 1867 to 1871.
He was born near Burritt's Rapids in Lanark County
Lanark County, Ontario
Lanark County is a county located in the Canadian province of Ontario. As of 2006, the population is 63,785. Its county seat is Perth.The county took its name from the town of Lanark in Scotland.-Geography:...
in 1810. He was called to the bar in 1850 and set up a practice in Chatham
Chatham, Ontario
Chatham is the largest community in the municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario. Formerly serving as the seat of Kent County, the governments of the former city of Chatham, the county of Kent, and its townships were merged into one entity known as the Municipality of Chatham-Kent in 1998.Located on...
. McCrea served as captain in the local militia and was also mayor of Chatham in 1859. He was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Council of the Province of Canada was the upper house for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the province of Ontario...
in 1862 representing the Western division, was appointed to the Senate in 1867 and resigned in 1871, when he was appointed judge in the Algoma District
Algoma District, Ontario
Algoma District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1858 comprising territory as far west as Minnesota...
and moved to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie is a city on the St. Marys River in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is the third largest city in Northern Ontario, after Sudbury and Thunder Bay, with a population of 74,948. The community was founded as a French religious mission: Sault either means "jump" or "rapids" in...
. He died there in 1892.