John McMurrich, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John McMurrich

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1804

Place of Birth: Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 13-Feb-1883

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

John McMurrich (February 3, 1804 – February 13, 1883) was a businessman and political figure in Canada West and later Ontario. He was born near Paisley, Scotland in 1804 and came to Upper Canada in 1833 to work in a York (Toronto) dry goods business affiliated with a Glasgow-based firm.
He became a partner in 1837.
McMurrich served on Toronto city council in 1860.
He was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada in an 1862 by-election.
He served on the Public School Board in Toronto for a number of years and was chairman from 1865 to 1867 and in 1870.
In 1867, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for York North as a Liberal; he was defeated in 1871.
He was a member of the Toronto Board of Trade and served as president for a number of Toronto companies.
He died in Toronto in 1883. His eldest son, William Barclay, was a mayor of Toronto.
Another son, James Playfair, became a distinguished zoologist.