George Secord (June 18, 1802 – December 1, 1881) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Monck in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1871 as a Conservative member.
George Secord | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1867–1871 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Lachlin McCallum |
| Constituency | Monck |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 18, 1802 St. Davids, Ontario |
| Died | December 1, 1881 (aged 79) Lincoln, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Anna Maria Snider (m. 1831) |
| Children | 1 |
He was born in St. Davids, Ontario in 1805 and grew up there. In 1831, he married Anna Maria Snider. He served on the district and county council for 22 years and was for a short time warden of Welland County.
Electoral history
edit| 1867 Ontario general election: Monck | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | George Secord | 1,118 | 56.10 | |||||
| Liberal | A. Morse | 875 | 43.90 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,993 | 78.59 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,536 | |||||||
| Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[1] | ||||||||
| Ontario provincial by-election, November 1875: Monck Previous election voided | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Henry Ryan Haney | 1,362 | 55.30 | 3.63 | ||||
| Conservative | George Secord | 1,101 | 44.70 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,463 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | 3.63 | ||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[2]: 223 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- Morgan, Henry J., ed. (1871). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion (Sixth ed.). Montreal: Gazette Steam Printing House. p. 205.
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