McMicking, Gilbert

  • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: See full biography at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_McMicking_(Canadian_politician)
  • Wiki Biography:
    • Gilbert McMicking (born December 10,1788 – November 17, 1847) was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada. He was the son of Agness Roberson (1745–1827) and Peter McMicking (1731–1823), a United Empire Loyalist who immigrated to Upper Canada during the American Revolutionary War and settled in Stamford in 1780.
    • Gilbert served as quartermaster for the local militia during the War of 1812. He was appointed coroner for the Niagara District in 1811. In 1838, he became customs collector at [Queenston, Ontario]. He represented the 4th riding of Lincoln in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1834 to 1841 as a Reformer. He also served as reeve of Stamford Township, Welland Co.
    • He married Catherine Swayze (1793–1877) on April 16, 1811, and had two daughters, Sarah Catherine (1814–1882, m. John Keefer) and Mary Ann (1818–1892, m. James Fergus McGlashan).
    • Gilbert McMicking died November 17, 1847, at Willoughby Twp, Welland Co., Canada West. He is buried at the Stamford Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
  • Son of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=5651
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