Isaac James Gould
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Isaac James Gould was an Ontario
farmer, businessman and political figure. He represented Ontario North
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
from 1883 to 1890 and Ontario West
in the Canadian House of Commons
from 1900 to 1904 as a Liberal
member.
He was born in Uxbridge, Ontario
in 1839, the son of Joseph Gould
who was a member of the assembly for the Province of Canada. In 1862, he married Rebecca Chapman. He owned gristmill
s and woollen mills and also took part in the lumber trade and banking. He also served as reeve for Uxbridge and was warden for Ontario County
in 1883. Gould was elected by acclamation to the House of Commons in 1900 after the death of James David Edgar
and reelected in the general election that followed later that year.
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, businessman and political figure. He represented Ontario North
Ontario North
Ontario North was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867....
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...
from 1883 to 1890 and Ontario West
Ontario West
Ontario West was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1904. It was located in the province of Ontario...
in the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
from 1900 to 1904 as a Liberal
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
member.
He was born in Uxbridge, Ontario
Uxbridge, Ontario
Uxbridge is a township in south-central Ontario, Canada, in the Regional Municipality of Durham, in the Greater Toronto Area.The main centre in the township is the namesake community of Uxbridge...
in 1839, the son of Joseph Gould
Joseph Gould
Joseph Gould was a farmer, businessman and political figure in Ontario, Canada.He was born in Uxbridge Township, Upper Canada in 1808, the son of Quakers who had come from Pennsylvania after the American Revolution. He bought a farm and sawmill there...
who was a member of the assembly for the Province of Canada. In 1862, he married Rebecca Chapman. He owned gristmill
Gristmill
The terms gristmill or grist mill can refer either to a building in which grain is ground into flour, or to the grinding mechanism itself.- Early history :...
s and woollen mills and also took part in the lumber trade and banking. He also served as reeve for Uxbridge and was warden for Ontario County
Ontario County, Ontario
Ontario County was the name of two historic counties in the Canadian province of Ontario.The original Ontario County existed from 1792 to 1800 as part of the Eastern District, and consisted of the islands in the St. Lawrence River...
in 1883. Gould was elected by acclamation to the House of Commons in 1900 after the death of James David Edgar
James David Edgar
Sir James David Edgar, PC, KCMG was a Canadian politician.In his twenties, Edgar was a law student, legal editor of the Toronto Globe, an alderman on Toronto's city council, and an organizer for the Liberal Party in Ontario. He was also rare among English Canadians of the time for his sympathy for...
and reelected in the general election that followed later that year.