Daniel Luton was an Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

 farmer and political figure. He represented Elgin East

Elgin East

Elgin East was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...

 as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1871.

He was born in Yarmouth Township in 1821, the son of immigrants from England

England

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. He served on the council for Elgin County

Elgin County, Ontario

Elgin County is a county and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario with a current population of approximately 46,000. The county seat is St. Thomas.It consists of:*Town of Aylmer*Municipality of Bayham*Municipality of Central Elgin...

, serving several terms as reeve for the township in 1860 and was warden for the county in 1863. Luton and his family later moved from their farm to St. Thomas

St. Thomas, Ontario

St. Thomas is a city in southern , Ontario, Canada. It is the seat for Elgin County and gained its city charter on March 4, 1881.-History:...

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External links

• Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
• The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1871)