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Robert John McCormick (August 10, 1848 – October 13, 1919) was an
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farmer and political figure. He represented
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in the
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from 1908 to 1914 as a
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member. He was born in
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,
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, the son of Joseph McCormick who was of
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descent, and came to Warwick Township,
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in 1862. He became a brick maker and bought a brickyard there in 1877. In 1876, he married Elizabeth Smith. McCormick served on the council for Warwick, was reeve from 1891 to 1894 and warden for
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in 1892. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1894. He was defeated by
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in 1914. He died 13 October 1919.


References

* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1912'', EJ Chambers


External links

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''Lambton County's Hundred Years, 1849 - 1949'', V Lauriston (1949)
1848 births 1919 deaths British emigrants to pre-Confederation Ontario Ontario Liberal Party MPPs 19th-century mayors of places in Ontario 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario {{Liberal-Ontario-MPP-stub