James Mitchell Mutter (April 8, 1845 – May 31, 1920) was a

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-born soldier, farmer and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the

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from 1894 until his retirement at the 1898 provincial election. He never again sought a seat in the Legislature. He was born at Keppoch Hill near

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, the son of James Mutter, and educated at

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, the

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and by private tuition. In 1873, he married Isabella Morrison. Mutter had been a major in the Argyll and Bute Artillery, a justice of the peace and commissioner of supply for

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. He later settled in Somenos, British Columbia. Mutter was president of the Cowichan and Salt Spring Island Agricultural Association. He died in Somenos at the age of 75.

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19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia British emigrants to Canada 1845 births 1920 deaths {{BritishColumbia-MLA-stub