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George McManus (politician)
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political figure. He represented Cardwell in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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as a Conservative-Liberal member from 1871 to 1874.
McManus was born in Kilmore, County Cavan
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, Ireland
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, grew up there and settled in Mono Township
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around 1825. He was reeve for the township for many years and served as warden for Simcoe County
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in 1859. McManus was named superintendent of schools in 1844 and also served as justice of the peace and a lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. In 1831, he married Anne Carson; he married Alice Kills in 1866 after Anne's death.