Arthur Hill Gillmor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: St. George, New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada
About Arthur Hill Gillmor
- Arthur Hill Gillmor (March 12, 1824 – April 13, 1903) was a Canadian farmer, lumberman and Liberal politician from New Brunswick.
- He was the son of Daniel and Purmelia Gillmor, both native of New Brunswick.
- He was educated at the St.
- Andrews Grammar School, St.
- Andrews and later engaged in the local lumber and farming business.
- Mr.
- Gillmor married Hannah Dawes Howe, of Maine, in January 1846.
- They had four children: Daniel, Henry, Percy and Delia. Mr.
- Gillmor sat in New Brunswick's House of Assembly for five terms, and gained a reputation for integrity.
- The last of these mandates was as provincial secretary in Albert James Smith's government, which had run on a platform opposing Confederation.
- When the Smith government was defeated in the 1866 election, Gillmor left politics for a time to concentrate on business. After Confederation, he represented the riding of Charlotte, New Brunswick in the House of Commons of Canada from 1874 to 1896.
- He was a strong candidate for the office of Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick in 1899, being strongly endorsed by his former political opponents as well as supporters, but did not secure the appointment.
- He was subsequently appointed Canadian commissioner to the World's Fair at Paris.
- He was appointed to the Senate by Sir Wilfrid Laurier in 1900, where he served until his death in 1903, when he died on a train in Mattawamkeag, Maine while en route to Ottawa after a return trip to his hometown of St.
- George.
- Mr.
- Gillmor is buried in the St.
- George Rural Cemetery, in St.
- George, New Brunswick. His son Daniel also served in the Senate from 1907 to 1918.
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| Date of birth/death | 13 February 1845 | 16 November 1930 | |
| Location of birth/death | Montreal | Vancouver | |
| Work location | Ottawa, Ontario | ||
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