Gideon Striker

Gideon Striker (c. 1825 – October 6, 1886) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Prince Edward in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1883.

Gideon Striker
Ontario MPP
In office
1872–1883
Preceded byJames Simeon McCuaig
Succeeded byJames Hart
ConstituencyPrince Edward
Personal details
Born1825
Prince Edward County, Upper Canada
DiedOctober 6, 1886(1886-10-06) (aged 60–61)
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyLiberal
OccupationBusinessman

He was born in Prince Edward County circa 1825[1][2] and educated in Picton. He was a druggist and sold groceries as well. Striker also served as reeve of Picton, warden for the county and lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. He was elected in 1871 to the provincial assembly but the election was declared invalid; he lost the subsequent by-election to James Simeon McCuaig but was declared elected later in 1872. He died suddenly in Montreal in 1886.[3]

References

  1. "Ancestors and Cousins of Graeme Norman and a lot of Bay of Quinte, Ontario folks". RootsWeb. September 10, 2004. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016.
  2. "Gideon Striker". Family Search.org.
  3. Morgan, Henry James (31 January 1887). The Dominion Annual Register and Review. Dawson Brothers. p. 289 via Internet Archive.


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