George Wheler (mill owner), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About George Wheler (mill owner)
- George Wheler (September 2, 1836 – July 6, 1908) was a mill owner and political figure in Ontario, Canada.
- He represented Ontario North from 1878 to 1882 and Ontario West from 1882 to 1884 as a Liberal member. He was born in Markham, Upper Canada, the son of Edward Wheler, who came from Devonshire, England, and Anna Maria Reesor.
- Wheler was educated in Toronto and at Victoria College in Cobourg.
- In 1861, he married Harriet Hamilton.
- Wheler was reeve for Uxbridge and warden for Ontario County.
- He served as postmaster of Uxbridge from 1865 to 1874.
- He was unseated in 1880 after an appeal but won the by-election held later that same year.
- Wheler resigned his seat in 1884.
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