He was born in Preston, Waterloo County, Upper Canada 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]
jacob, william, dill, september, 1840, september, 1920, ontario, merchant, political, figure, represented, muskoka, parry, sound, legislative, assembly, ontario, liberal, member, from, 1884, 1886, ontario, mppin, office, 1884, 1886preceded, byfrederick, fauqui. 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 Jacob William DillOntario MPPIn office 1884 1886Preceded byFrederick G FauquierSucceeded byGeorge Marter a ConstituencyMuskoka and Parry SoundPersonal detailsBorn 1840 09 03 September 3 1840Preston Waterloo County Upper CanadaDiedSeptember 23 1920 1920 09 23 aged 80 near Vernon British ColumbiaPolitical partyLiberalOccupationMerchantHe was born in Preston Waterloo County Upper Canada 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 Contents 1 References 1 1 Notes 1 2 Citations 2 External linksReferences editNotes edit Riding name changed to Muskoka Citations edit J W Dill Passes Away on Westbound Train The Globe September 23 1920 p 2 External links editOntario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history The Canadian parliamentary companion 1885 JA Gemmill A Cyclopaeedia of Canadian biography being chiefly men of the time GM Rose 1886 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 Jacob William Dill amp oldid 1188817196, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
