David Marshall (October 26, 1846 – February 14, 1920) was a
Canadian
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politician.
Born in
Halton County
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History
Halton County is named after Major William Mathew Halton (1746–1823), a British Army officer, ...
,
Canada West
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, Marshall was a businessman, before being elected to the
House of Commons of Canada
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for the Ontario electoral district of
Elgin East in a 1906 by-election, after the sitting MP,
Andrew B. Ingram, was appointed Vice Chairman of the Ontario Railway and Municipal Commission. A
Conservative
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, he was re-elected in
1908
This is the longest year in either the Julian or Gregorian calendars, having a duration of 31622401.38 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or ephemeris time), measured according to the definition of mean solar time.
Events
January
* January ...
,
1911
Events January
* January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia.
* January 3
** 1911 Kebin earthquake: An earthquake of 7.7 m ...
, and
1917
Events
Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix.
January
* January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's ...
. He died in office in 1920.
References
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1846 births
1920 deaths
Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Unionist Party (Canada) MPs
20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
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