George McManus (politician)

George McManus
Ontario MPP
In office
1871–1874
Preceded by Thomas Swinarton
Succeeded by John Flesher
Constituency Cardwell
Personal details
Born 1806 (1806)
Kilbride, County Cavan, Ireland
Died October 18, 1887(1887-10-18) (aged 81)
Mono, Ontario
Political party Enter party name
Spouse(s)
Anne Carson
(m. 1831; d. 1865)
,
Anne Kills (m. 1866)
Occupation Justice of the Peace

George John McManus (1806 – October 18, 1887) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Cardwell in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative-Liberal member from 1871 to 1874.[1][2]

McManus was born in Kilbride, County Cavan, Ireland, grew up there and settled in Mono Township in the summer of 1829. He was reeve for the township for many years and served as warden for Simcoe County in 1859. McManus was named superintendent of schools in 1844 and also served as justice of the peace and a lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. In 1831, he married Anne Carson; he married Alice Kills in 1866 after Anne's death.

References

  1. ↑ http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=dwarnerla&recno=16002
  2. ↑ https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQQ5-1MT


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