Ephraim George Sills

Ephraim George Sills (April 18, 1836 April 4, 1909) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Hastings West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1883 to 1886 as a Liberal member.

Ephraim George Sills
Ontario MPP
In office
1883–1886
Preceded byBaltis Rose
Succeeded byGeorge Wellington Ostrom
ConstituencyHastings West
Personal details
Born(1836-04-18)April 18, 1836
Fredericksburgh Township, Lennox County, Upper Canada
DiedApril 4, 1909(1909-04-04) (aged 72)
Belleville, Ontario
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Sarah Crichton Muir (m. 1876)
OccupationBusinessman

He was born in Fredericksburgh Township, Lennox County and educated in Picton. With his brother, Sills owned a sawmill, gristmill and paper mill in Frankford. In 1876, he married Sarah Crichton Muir. He served as reeve for Sidney Township. Sills was an unsuccessful candidate for Hastings West in the 1886 general election. He died in 1909.[1]

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