David Davidson Hay (January 28, 1828 – June 14, 1908)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/125664645/david-davidson-hay was an

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political figure. He represented Perth North in the

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from 1875 to 1883 as a

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member. He was born in

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in 1828. In 1849, he married Jane Rogerson. He served as reeve for Elma Township and

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. Hay was Immigration Commissioner to Scotland for Ontario from 1873 to 1874 and General Immigration Agent for Ontario from 1874 to 1875. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in the provincial assembly in 1867. Hay moved to Stratford in 1884 after he was named registrar of deeds for North Perth. His nephew F. Wellington Hay later served in the provincial assembly and the House of Commons.

Electoral history

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''History of Perth County to 1967'', WS & HJM Johnston (1967)
1828 births 1908 deaths Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Scottish emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario People from Perth County, Ontario Politicians from Dundee 19th-century mayors of places in Ontario 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario {{Liberal-Ontario-MPP-stub