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About Joseph Rorke
- Joseph Rorke (April 26, 1832 – April 11, 1907) was an Ontario businessman and political figure.
- He represented Grey Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1886 to 1894. He was born in Tecumseh Township, Simcoe County, Upper Canada in 1832, the son of Richard Rorke, an immigrant from Ireland.
- He moved with his family to Collingwood Township in 1848.
- Rorke worked on his father's farm and taught school.
- In 1859, he was appointed a justice of the peace.
- From 1860 to 1864, he worked as an accountant for merchants in Clarksburg.
- Rorke married Susan Donaldson in 1867 and was named a notary public that same year.
- He served in the local militia, first as captain and then lieutenant.
- Rorke was reeve for Collingwood from 1873 to 1878 and served as warden for Grey County in 1876.
- He was a member of the board of directors for the North Grey and Northern Extension Railways.
- He was a district and county master for the Orange Lodge and a member of the Freemasons.
- He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial legislature in 1879.
- In 1888, he married Jennie Morton after the death of his first wife.
- He died at Collingwood, Ontario in 1907.
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