Daniel Bishop Meigs was a Canadian

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 politician.

Born in Henryville

Henryville, Quebec

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, Lower Canada

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, his parents were both native of Swanton, Vermont, who moved in Canada in 1832. Meigs was educated in Bedford and was a farmer. He was mayor of Farnham, Quebec

Farnham, Quebec

Farnham is a town located in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Brome-Missisquoi regional county municipality, in the administrative region of Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 7,809, making it the second most populated community in the RCM.- History :The...

 for several years. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 for the Quebec electoral district of Missisquoi

Missisquoi (electoral district)

Missisquoi was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925.-History:...

 in a 1888 by-election held after the death of the sitting MP, George Clayes

George Clayes

George Clayes was an American-born farmer, merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Missisquoi in the Canadian House of Commons from 1887 to 1888 as a Liberal member....

. He was defeated in the 1891 election

Canadian federal election, 1891

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 but was elected in 1896 election

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. A Liberal

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, he was re-elected again in the 1900

Canadian federal election, 1900

The Canadian federal election of 1900 was held on November 7 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 9th Parliament of Canada. As a result of the election, the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier, was re-elected to a second majority government, defeating the...

, 1904

Canadian federal election, 1904

The Canadian federal election of 1904 was held on November 3 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 10th Parliament of Canada...

, and 1908

Canadian federal election, 1908

The Canadian federal election of 1908 was held on October 26 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 11th Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier's Liberal Party of Canada was re-elected for a fourth consecutive term in government with a majority government...

 elections. He did not stand for re-election in 1911

Canadian federal election, 1911

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