Milton Edgar Maybee (8 November 1872 – 3 February 1947) was a

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member of the

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. He was born in

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and became a farmer and rancher. Maybee attended secondary school in

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then studied at Albert College in Belleville. From 1917 to 1920, Maybee served as reeve of

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. In 1919, he became Justice of the Peace for the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham and the following year became a county warden. He was first elected to Parliament at the Northumberland, Ontario riding in the 1921 general election then re-elected in

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and

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. Maybee was defeated by

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of the

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in the 1930 federal election.

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* 1872 births 1947 deaths Canadian farmers Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario 20th-century mayors of places in Ontario 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Ontario-mayor-stub