Wellington David Cargill, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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About Wellington David Cargill
- Wellington David Cargill (February 26, 1865 – March 13, 1942) was an Ontario manufacturer and political figure.
- He represented Bruce South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1914 to 1919. He was born in Nassagaweya Township, Canada West, the son of Henry Cargill, and educated in Galt and Guelph.
- In 1891, he married Elizabeth Kyle.
- He was president of Cargill Ltd.
- and the Dominion Well Supply Co.
- In 1913, he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the federal parliament. Much of the white pine had been removed from the Greenock Swamp by the time that Cargill took over his father's lumber business.
- He built a rail line to allow a small train to haul timber out of the swamp; however, the track kept sinking into the swamp and the business soon foundered.He died at Walkerton in 1942.
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