Dilman Kinsey Erb (July 16, 1857 – February 19, 1936) was an educator, farmer, and politician in
Ontario
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, Canada. He represented
Perth South
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in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1896 to 1904 as a
Liberal
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member.
He was born in
Woolwich Township,
Canada West
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,
the son of Isaac Erb and Hannah Kinsey.
His family was of
Swiss
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* the adjectival form of Switzerland
* Swiss people
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descent and came to
Waterloo County
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Situated on ...
by way of
Pennsylvania
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. Erb was educated in Bridgeport, Ontario, taught school for several years and was principal of the
New Dundee public school. In 1881, he married Phoebe Huber. Four years later, he moved to
Downie Township, where he became a farmer. Erb was a member of the school board and township council for Downie Township, also serving as deputy reeve. Around 1892, he was named a
justice of the peace. Erb served four years as president of the Sebringville Flax Company. He died in
Downie Township at the age of 78.
He was a distant relative of
Abraham Erb
Abraham Erb (12 July 17726 September 1830), sometimes called the founder of Waterloo, Ontario, was the first Mennonite settler from Pennsylvania. His brother John is considered the founder of the Preston community in Cambridge, Ontario.
Abraha ...
,
an early settler of Waterloo Township and the founder of
Waterloo, Ontario
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.
References
External links
Dilman Erb biography
1857 births
1936 deaths
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
People from Woolwich, Ontario
Canadian justices of the peace
Canadian people of Swiss descent
Politicians from the Regional Municipality of Waterloo
19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada
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