McMartin was born at Apple Hill, then part of Charlottenburgh Township, Canada West, and now part of North Glengarry, Ontario, to Allan McMartin and Mary Catherine McDougald (later styled McDonald) (1869 - 1941), daughter of John Angus McDougald (1838-1923), who was Local Registrar of the High Court of Justice, and a son of Major Angus McDougald, a member of the 4th Battalion Glengarry militia on active service during the Rebellions of 1837–1838, and his wife, Annie Chisholm (1843-1917), whose parents were Ranald Chisholm and Catherine McPhee.[3] He was educated in Glengarry area public schools.[4]
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In 1883, before entering politics, McMartin was superintendent of construction on the Canadian Pacific Railway where, in 1903, he had allowed the contractor Alfred "Fred" La Rose, a blacksmith, to prospect, along with his railroad work, on the condition that he split any find 50–50 with McMartin who, in turn, would partner with his brother, Duncan (1868 - 1914).
La Rose, while working on construction of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway (T&NO) at Mile 103 from North Bay, Ontario – where he had built a small cabin – there chanced upon Erythrite, often an indication of associated cobalt and native silver. (A fanciful story later developed that La Rose discovered the vein when he threw a hammer at a pesky fox.) La Rose sold his share to the brothers Noah Timmins and Henry Timmins, effectively creating a de facto partnership between the McMartin and Timmins brothers.[5]
In 1909, the foursome purchased another claim from Benny Hollinger,[6] incorporating Hollinger Mines in 1910, with the addition of a fifth partner, Timmins' ally, the Mattawa, Ontario, lawyer David A. Dunlap, for whom the David Dunlap Observatory is named, after he had shown great value to the enterprise by successfully defending their claim in court.[7]
In 1903, McMartin established himself in Cornwall, Ontario,[7] where he was president of the Labrador Pulp and Paper Company and of the Motherlode Sheep Creek Mining Company, and vice-president of Hollinger Consolidated Mines. In 1917, McMartin moved to Canada's financial center, Montréal, where he died in office at the age of 59.[4]
^Cornwall, Stormont, Ontario Marriage Records. Retrieved November 17, 2017. - City of Timmins 2017-10-20 at the Wayback Machine Timmins, Ontario Canada, "Founding Fathers". Retrieved October 28, 2017. - Harkness, John Graham (1946). . p. 312. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
^ abJohnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
^Barnes, Michael (1986). Fortunes in the Ground. Erin, Ontario: The Boston Mills Press. p. 16. ISBN091978352X.
^Sheppard, George "HOLLINGER, BENJAMIN", Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
^ abHarkness, John Graham (1946). . p. 312. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2009.
Kerry M. Abel, Changing Places: History, Community, and Identity in Northeastern Ontario, McGill-Queen's Press, 2006, page 147. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
Doug Mackey, "The Mattawa Timmins Family in Perspective", Past Forward Heritage Limited, October 31, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
Carter, J. Smyth (1905). The Story of Dundas: being a History of the County of Dundas from 1784 to 1904. Iroquois, Ontario: The St. Lawrence News Publishing House.
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john, mcmartin, canadian, politician, john, mcmartin, september, 1858, april, 1918, businessman, mining, executive, political, figure, ontario, canada, represented, glengarry, stormont, house, commons, canada, from, 1917, until, death, 1918, unionist, party, m. John McMartin September 2 1858 April 12 1918 1 was a businessman mining executive and political figure in Ontario Canada He represented Glengarry and Stormont in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 until his death in 1918 as a Unionist Party member 2 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 See also 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksEarly life editMcMartin was born at Apple Hill then part of Charlottenburgh Township Canada West and now part of North Glengarry Ontario to Allan McMartin and Mary Catherine McDougald later styled McDonald 1869 1941 daughter of John Angus McDougald 1838 1923 who was Local Registrar of the High Court of Justice and a son of Major Angus McDougald a member of the 4th Battalion Glengarry militia on active service during the Rebellions of 1837 1838 and his wife Annie Chisholm 1843 1917 whose parents were Ranald Chisholm and Catherine McPhee 3 He was educated in Glengarry area public schools 4 Career editIn 1883 before entering politics McMartin was superintendent of construction on the Canadian Pacific Railway where in 1903 he had allowed the contractor Alfred Fred La Rose a blacksmith to prospect along with his railroad work on the condition that he split any find 50 50 with McMartin who in turn would partner with his brother Duncan 1868 1914 La Rose while working on construction of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway T amp NO at Mile 103 from North Bay Ontario where he had built a small cabin there chanced upon Erythrite often an indication of associated cobalt and native silver A fanciful story later developed that La Rose discovered the vein when he threw a hammer at a pesky fox La Rose sold his share to the brothers Noah Timmins and Henry Timmins effectively creating a de facto partnership between the McMartin and Timmins brothers 5 In 1909 the foursome purchased another claim from Benny Hollinger 6 incorporating Hollinger Mines in 1910 with the addition of a fifth partner Timmins ally the Mattawa Ontario lawyer David A Dunlap for whom the David Dunlap Observatory is named after he had shown great value to the enterprise by successfully defending their claim in court 7 In 1903 McMartin established himself in Cornwall Ontario 7 where he was president of the Labrador Pulp and Paper Company and of the Motherlode Sheep Creek Mining Company and vice president of Hollinger Consolidated Mines In 1917 McMartin moved to Canada s financial center Montreal where he died in office at the age of 59 4 See also editPorcupine Gold RushReferences edit Royce MacGillivray Dictionary of Glengarry Biography 2010 ISBN 9780968071120 p 532 John McMartin Parliament of Canada biography Cornwall Stormont Ontario Marriage Records Retrieved November 17 2017 City of Timmins Archived 2017 10 20 at the Wayback Machine Timmins Ontario Canada Founding Fathers Retrieved October 28 2017 Harkness John Graham 1946 Stormont Dundas and Glengarry a history 1784 1945 p 312 Archived from the original on 29 September 2007 Retrieved 2 September 2009 a b Johnson J K 1968 The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867 1967 Public Archives of Canada Barnes Michael 1986 Fortunes in the Ground Erin Ontario The Boston Mills Press p 16 ISBN 091978352X Sheppard George HOLLINGER BENJAMIN Dictionary of Canadian Biography vol 14 University of Toronto Universite Laval 2003 Retrieved November 12 2017 a b Harkness John Graham 1946 Stormont Dundas and Glengarry a history 1784 1945 p 312 Archived from the original on 29 September 2007 Retrieved 2 September 2009 Sources editPrince Lorenzo Montreal old new entertaining convincing fascinating Montreal International Press Syndicate Montreal Quebec Canada 1915 pages 208 209 Kerry M Abel Changing Places History Community and Identity in Northeastern Ontario McGill Queen s Press 2006 page 147 Retrieved October 28 2017 Doug Mackey The Mattawa Timmins Family in Perspective Past Forward Heritage Limited October 31 2008 Retrieved October 30 2017 Carter J Smyth 1905 The Story of Dundas being a History of the County of Dundas from 1784 to 1904 Iroquois Ontario The St Lawrence News Publishing House External links editOntario Heritage Trust plaque at Timmins Porcupine Prospectors and Developers Association Hollinger Incorporated Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John McMartin Canadian politician amp oldid 1171581338, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
