George McManus (politician)

George John McManus (1806 – October 18, 1887) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Cardwell in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative-Liberal member from 1871 to 1874.[1][2]

This article is about the Canadian politician. For other people with the same name, see George McManus (disambiguation).

George McManus
Ontario MPP
In office 1871–1874
Preceded by	Thomas Swinarton
Succeeded by	John Flesher
Constituency	Cardwell
Personal details
Born	1806 (1806) Kilbride, County Cavan, Ireland
Died	October 18, 1887(1887-10-18) (aged 81) Mono, Ontario
Political party	Enter party name
Spouse(s)	Anne Carson ​ ( m. 1831; died 1865) Anne Kills ( m. 1866)
Occupation	Justice of the Peace

McManus was born in Kilbride, County Cavan, Ireland, grew up there and settled in Mono Township in the summer of 1829. He was reeve for the township for many years and served as warden for Simcoe County in 1859. McManus was named superintendent of schools in 1844 and also served as justice of the peace and a lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. In 1831, he married Anne Carson; he married Alice Kills in 1866 after Anne's death.

References

1. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=dwarnerla&recno=16002
2. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MQQ5-1MT

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history (archived)
• The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1874, HJ Morgan
• A History of Simcoe County, AF Hunter (1909)
• History of Dufferin County, S. Sawden (1952)