Timothy Blair Pardee, (December 11, 1830 – July 21, 1889) was an

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lawyer and political figure. He represented the riding of Lambton in the

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from 1867 to 1874 and Lambton West from 1875 to 1889 as a Liberal. He was born in Grenville County in

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in 1830. After his studies, he began articling in the law office of

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, but, in 1849, he joined the

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. A few years later, he headed off to the

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. Finally, he returned to Canada, articled in

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and was called to the bar in 1861. He was appointed crown attorney in

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but resigned in 1867 to run for a seat in the provincial parliament. In October 1872, he became provincial secretary in

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's cabinet. In December 1873, he was named Commissioner of Crown Lands. He became a

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in 1876. In 1878, he introduced an Act to Prevent the Forests from Destruction by Fire, the first forest protection legislation for the province. He resigned in January 1889 due to ill health. He died in Sarnia later that year. His son

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later served in the Canadian House of Commons.

Electoral history

References

External links

Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
* 1830 births 1889 deaths Canadian King's Counsel Ontario Liberal Party MPPs People from Lambton County Provincial secretaries of Ontario 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario {{Liberal-Ontario-MPP-stub