He was born in Markham in Upper Canada in 1829 to Chauncey Crosby and Polly Detweiler (Miller) Crosby and educated there. He served as clerk and treasurer of Markham for 10 years. He was also captain in the local militia. He married Harriet N. White (1934 - 1908). They had a daughter Mary Gertrude Crosby (1869–1941) who married John Crosby Jenkins.
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Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1871, HJ Morgan
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hugh, powell, crosby, january, 1829, january, 1905, ontario, political, figure, represented, york, east, legislative, assembly, ontario, liberal, member, from, 1867, 1874, member, provincial, parliamentin, office, 1867, 1874preceded, byriding, establishedsucce. Hugh Powell Crosby January 29 1829 January 8 1905 was an Ontario political figure He represented York East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1874 Hugh Powell CrosbyMember of Provincial ParliamentIn office 1867 1874Preceded byRiding establishedSucceeded byJohn LaneConstituencyYork EastPersonal detailsBorn 1829 01 29 January 29 1829Markham Upper CanadaDiedJanuary 8 1905 1905 01 08 aged 75 Political partyLiberalSpouseHarriet N WhiteHe was born in Markham in Upper Canada in 1829 to Chauncey Crosby and Polly Detweiler Miller Crosby and educated there He served as clerk and treasurer of Markham for 10 years He was also captain in the local militia He married Harriet N White 1934 1908 They had a daughter Mary Gertrude Crosby 1869 1941 who married John Crosby Jenkins References editPicture source Library and Archives CanadaExternal links editOntario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register 1871 HJ Morgan nbsp This article about a Ontario Liberal Party MPP is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hugh Powell Crosby amp oldid 1134835231, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
