Jacob William Dill
Jacob William Dill | |
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Ontario MPP | |
In office 1884–1886 | |
Preceded by | Frederick G. Fauquier |
Succeeded by | George Marter[a] |
Constituency | Muskoka and Parry Sound |
Personal details | |
Born | Preston, Waterloo County, Ontario | September 3, 1840
Died | September 23, 1920 near Vernon, British Columbia | (aged 80)
Political party | Liberal |
Occupation | Merchant |
Jacob William Dill (September 3, 1840 – September 23, 1920) was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Muskoka and Parry Sound in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1884 to 1886.
He was born in Preston, Waterloo County, Ontario in 1840. He worked for Jacob Hespeler in Preston before moving to Pembroke where he worked for a firm of general merchants. In 1868, he married Mary Annie Wright. Dill later moved to Bracebridge where he went into business for himself. He served on the village council and was reeve from 1878 to 1879 and from 1882 to 1883. In 1882, he served as warden for Victoria County. Dill was elected to the Ontario assembly after Frederick G. Fauquier was disqualified in 1884. He was treasurer for the Muskoka District Agricultural Society and was also secretary for the Muskoka lodge of the Freemasons. He died of heart failure aboard a westbound train near Vernon, British Columbia.[1]
References
Notes
- ^ Riding name changed to Muskoka
Citations
- ^ "J. W. Dill Passes Away on Westbound Train". The Globe. September 23, 1920. p. 2.
External links
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1885 JA Gemmill
- A Cyclopæedia of Canadian biography : being chiefly men of the time ... GM Rose (1886)