Gilbert Wellington Ostrom (June 1837 – December 19, 1917) was an

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lawyer and political figure. He represented Hastings West in the

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as a

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member from 1886 to 1890. He was born in Belleville,

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in 1837, the son of Sylvester Ostrom, and educated at Albert College. He studied law with John Bell and

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, was called to the bar in 1869 and practiced in Belleville and later Trenton. Ostrom was a member of the Trenton town council and served as reeve in 1879 and mayor in 1886. He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in the provincial assembly in 1890.

References

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''Industries of Canada : Historical and Commercial Sketches ...'', MG Bixby (1887)

''Pioneer life on the Bay of Quinte'' (1900)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ostrom, Gilbert 1837 births Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Mayors of Trenton, Ontario 1917 deaths 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario