John McMurrich
Canadian politician
Died when: 79 years 10 days (948 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
John McMurrich (February 3, 1804 – February 13, 1883) was a businessman and political figure in Canada West and later Ontario.He was born near Paisley, Scotland in 1804 and came to Upper Canada in 1833 to work in a York (Toronto) dry goods business affiliated with a Glasgow-based firm.
He became a partner in 1837.McMurrich served on Toronto city council in 1860.He was elected to the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada in an 1862 by-election.
He served on the Public School Board in Toronto for a number of years and was chairman from 1865 to 1867 and in 1870.
In 1867, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for York North as a Liberal; he was defeated in 1871.
He was a member of the Toronto Board of Trade and served as president for a number of Toronto companies.
He died in Toronto in 1883.His eldest son, William Barclay McMurrich, was a mayor of Toronto.His second son, , was a long-time alderman on Toronto City Council.
Another son, J.Playfair McMurrich, became a distinguished zoologist.
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