Andrew Monteith (August 15, 1823 – February 1, 1896) was a Canadian businessman and political figure in Ontario. He represented Perth North in the

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from 1867 to 1874 and in the

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as a Conservative member for Perth North from 1874 to 1878. He was born in County Tyrone, Ireland in 1823, the son of John Monteith, and came to Downie Township in Perth County, Upper Canada with his family in 1834. For a time, he worked with his brother who owned a store in Stratford. He served on the county council from 1850 to 1865 and on the town council for Stratford from 1857 to 1861. Monteith married Jane Dunsmore in 1850. He was elected to the

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in 1867; in 1874, he was elected to the House of Commons. He resigned from politics in 1878. He died at his home in Downie Township in 1896 after suffering a

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. His sons, John and Joseph, served as mayors of Stratford and were elected to the Ontario legislature. John's election was declared invalid on appeal. Monteith Township in Parry Sound District was named after Andrew Monteith. , - , Conservative , Andrew Monteith , align="right", 1,737 , Independent , James Fisher , align="right", 1,717

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''History of the County of Perth from 1825 to 1902'', W. Johnston (1903)
1823 births 1896 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Canadian people of Ulster-Scottish descent People from Stratford, Ontario Immigrants to Upper Canada Irish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub