Thomas Millidge Jr., Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Thomas Millidge Jr.

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 12-Aug-1776

Date of Death: 21-Aug-1838

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Thomas Millidge Jr.

  • Thomas Millidge (August 12, 1776 – August 21, 1838) was a businessman and political figure in New Brunswick.
  • He represented St.
  • John County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1816 to 1820. He was born in New Jersey, the son of Thomas Millidge, a United Empire Loyalist who served with the New Jersey Volunteers, and Mercy Berker.
  • Millidge came to Nova Scotia with his parents in 1783.
  • He moved to a location on the Kennebecasis River in New Brunswick where he established himself as a shipbuilder.
  • A community known as Millidgeville, which later became part of Saint John, developed there.
  • In 1801, he married Sarah, the daughter of James Simonds.
  • Millidge was one of the founding members of the Saint John Chamber of Commerce, later serving as its president, and was a director for the Bank of New Brunswick, the New Brunswick Fire Insurance Company and the Saint John Water Company.
  • He also served as a magistrate for St.
  • John County.
  • Millidge died in Saint John at the age of 62. His daughter Harriet Maria married Hugh Johnston.

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