Edward McGillivray (September 15, 1815 – November 24, 1885) was the second mayor of

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, Canada from 1858 to 1859. He was born in

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in 1815, and moved to

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at the age 20. He opened a general store there in 1836 and was involved in the

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. He was an

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on the first city council for Ottawa in 1855. He was president of the Bytown Telegraph Company and one of the founders of the

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. In 1882, he became president of J.R. Booth's

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. He died in 1885, aged 70, and was buried in the

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References

*''Chain of Office: Biographical Sketches of the Early Mayors of Ottawa (1847-1948)'', Dave Mullington () 1815 births 1885 deaths 19th-century mayors of places in Ontario Mayors of Ottawa Canadian people of Scottish descent Province of Canada politicians Ontario candidates for Member of Parliament Candidates in the 1867 Canadian federal election {{Ontario-mayor-stub