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Dargavel House - Geograph
Dargavel is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * John Robertson Dargavel (1846–1930), Canadian farmer, merchant, and political figure * Steve Dargavel (born 1966), Australian politician {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Robertson Dargavel
John Robertson Dargavel (May 3, 1846 – January 28, 1930) was an Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure. He represented Leeds in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1905 to 1919 as a Conservative member. He was born in Crosby Township, Leeds County, Canada West, the son of Robert Dargavel, whose suggestion it was in 1827 to name the town of Elgin in honour of Lord Elgin, the one time Governor General. In 1870, John Robertson married Mary Jane Hopkins. Prior to his service as an MPP, he served as clerk for South Crosby Township and as a member of the Elgin School Board. Dargravel was a dairy farmer and was president of the Eastern Ontario Dairymen's Association. He owned a large general store in Elgin Elgin may refer to: Places Canada * Elgin County, Ontario * Elgin Settlement, a 19th-century community for freed slaves located in present-day North Buxton and South Buxton, Chatham-Kent, Ontario * Elgin, a village in Rideau Lakes, Ontario .... John Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |