Henry Merrick
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Henry Merrick (1837 - August 9, 1927)[1] was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Leeds North and Grenville North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1871 to 1886.[2]
He was born in Merrickville in 1837, the son of Stephen Merrick and the grandson of its founder, William Merrick.[3] He operated the family mill for a number of years after his father died. Merrick served as mayor of Merrickville.[4] He also served as Grand Master for the Orange Lodge in Canada.[3] Merrick redeveloped the local foundry business after he retired from politics.[1]
Electoral history
[edit]| 1871 Ontario general election: Leeds North and Grenville North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Henry Merrick | 723 | 61.01 | +17.20 | ||||
| Liberal | Henry Dolphus Smith | 462 | 38.99 | −17.20 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,185 | 52.71 | −25.57 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,248 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +17.20 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[5][6] | ||||||||
| 1875 Ontario general election: Leeds North and Grenville North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Henry Merrick | 1,035 | 61.57 | +0.56 | ||||
| Independent | Henry Dolphus Smith | 646 | 38.43 | −0.56 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,681 | 66.63 | +13.91 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,523 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.56 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[7][8] | ||||||||
| 1879 Ontario general election: Leeds North and Grenville North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Henry Merrick | 1,084 | 59.53 | −2.04 | ||||
| Liberal | Mr. Meikle | 737 | 40.47 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,821 | 64.90 | −1.73 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 2,806 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −2.04 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[9][10] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Merrickville Lockstation Foundry". Canada's Historic Places. Parks Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-05-19. Retrieved 2011-06-09.
- ↑ "Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2007-03-09.
- 1 2 History of Leeds and Grenville, TWH Leavitt (1879) Archived 2006-11-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Merrickville:Jewel on the Rideau, Larry Turner (ISBN 0-9699381-0-1)
- ↑ "1871 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Sessional Paper No. 39 - Return from the records of the General Election to the Legislative Assembly in 1871". Ontario Sessional Papers, 1871-72: Vol. IV - Part II (Report). Toronto: King's Printer. 1872.
- ↑ "1875 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
- ↑ Wood, S.C. (1876). "Sessional Paper No. 59 - Return from the records of the General Election to the Legislative Assembly in 1875". Ontario Sessional Papers, 1875-76: Vol. VIII - Part IV (Report). Toronto: King's Printer.
- ↑ "1879 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Sessional Paper No. 19 - Return from the records of the General Election to the Legislative Assembly in 1879". Ontario Sessional Papers, 1880: Vol. XIL - Part III (Report). Toronto: King's Printer. 1880.
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