Maxwell W. Strange, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
About Maxwell W. Strange
- Maxwell William Strange (March 22, 1820 – September 28, 1880) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure.
- He represented Kingston in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1871 as a Conservative member. He was born in Kingston in 1820, the son of John Strange who represented Frontenac in the Upper Canada assembly.
- Served in the Kingston Volunteer Rifles during the Rebellion of 1837.
- Afterwards lieutenant colonel in the Canadian Militia, commanded the Cavalry-No.3 Military District and then the Cavalry and Rifles in Kingston.
- Strange was called to the bar in 1845.
- In 1849, he married Charlotte Anna, the daughter of Dr.
- James Campbell and sister of Sir Alexander Campbell, Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, 1887.
- In 1854, he ran unsuccessfully in Frontenac for a seat in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada.
- He defeated doctor John Stewart for the seat in the provincial assembly in 1867.
- Strange was also a justice of the peace, a police magistrate and vice-president of the Commercial Bank.
- Father of seven. His brother Orlando Sampson was a doctor and served as mayor of Kingston.
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