He was born in County Limerick, Ireland, the son of Michael Morin, and emigrated to Canada West with his family in 1851. Morin studied at a commercial college in Buffalo, New York. He worked in a general store owned by E. Cutler at Ridgeway, becoming owner of the business and expanding into the manufacturing of flour. In 1870, in Fort Erie, Ontario, he married Jeanette Ann Wilson. Morin was clerk for Bertie Township and auditor for Welland County. He served in the local militia during the Fenian raids and later reached the rank of lieutenant-colonel. Morin also served as justice of the peace, license commissioner and chairman of the school board. In 1891, he was named registrar for Welland County. Morin died in Ridgeway, Ontario.
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The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1887 JA Gemmill
Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
The Canadian men and women of the time : a handbook of Canadian biography, HJ Morgan (1898)
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james, morin, 1849, october, 1902, ontario, merchant, political, figure, represented, welland, legislative, assembly, ontario, liberal, from, 1883, 1890, born, county, limerick, ireland, michael, morin, emigrated, canada, west, with, family, 1851, morin, studi. James E Morin May 10 1849 October 7 1902 was an Ontario merchant and political figure He represented Welland in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1883 to 1890 He was born in County Limerick Ireland the son of Michael Morin and emigrated to Canada West with his family in 1851 Morin studied at a commercial college in Buffalo New York He worked in a general store owned by E Cutler at Ridgeway becoming owner of the business and expanding into the manufacturing of flour In 1870 in Fort Erie Ontario he married Jeanette Ann Wilson Morin was clerk for Bertie Township and auditor for Welland County He served in the local militia during the Fenian raids and later reached the rank of lieutenant colonel Morin also served as justice of the peace license commissioner and chairman of the school board In 1891 he was named registrar for Welland County Morin died in Ridgeway Ontario External links editThe Canadian parliamentary companion 1887 JA Gemmill Member s parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Archived 2016 03 03 at the Wayback Machine The History of the County of Welland Ontario its past and present 1887 The Canadian men and women of the time a handbook of Canadian biography HJ Morgan 1898 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 James E Morin amp oldid 1191361283, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
