George Henry Boulter
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George Henry Boulter was an Ontario
Ontario
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 physician and political figure. He represented Hastings North
Hastings North
Hastings North was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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 as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1883.

He was born in Prince Edward County
Prince Edward County, Ontario
Prince Edward County is a single-tier municipality and a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario.-Geography:Prince Edward County is located in Southern Ontario on a large irregular headland or littoral at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, just west of the head of the St. Lawrence River...

 in Upper Canada
Upper Canada
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 in 1825. He studied at Victoria College
Victoria University in the University of Toronto
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 in Cobourg
Cobourg, Ontario
Cobourg is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Southern Ontario 95 km east of Toronto. It is the largest town in Northumberland County. Its nearest neighbour is Port Hope, to the west. It is located along Highway 401 and the former Highway 2...

 and McGill College
McGill University
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 and graduated as a M.D.
Doctor of Medicine
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. He served as a major in the local militia. He was reeve of Stirling and warden for Hastings County
Hastings County, Ontario
Hastings County is located in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is The Cheese Capital of Canada. Geographically, it is located on the border of Eastern Ontario and Central Ontario. The population was 125,915 in 2001 and grew to 130,474 in the 2006 Canada Census...

.

The geographical township of Boulter in Nipissing District
Nipissing District, Ontario
Nipissing District, Ontario is a district in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1858. The district seat is North Bay.In 2006, the population was 84,688...

 and the community of Boulter in the Township of Carlow/Mayo
Carlow/Mayo, Ontario
Carlow/Mayo is a township in northern Hastings County in Eastern Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 2001 by the amalgamation of the townships of Carlow and Mayo....

 in Hastings County were named after him.

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