Michael Manson was a Scottish

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-born farmer and political figure in British Columbia

British Columbia

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. He represented Comox

Comox (electoral district)

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 from 1909 to 1916 and Mackenzie

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 from 1924 to 1933 in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 as a Conservative

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.

He was born in Pickigarth, Shetland Islands

Shetland Islands

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, the son of John Manson and Margaret Bain. He came to British Columbia in 1874. In 1879, Manson married Jane Renwick. He was a director of the Call Creek Oyster Company. Manson also served as a justice of the peace

Justice of the Peace

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. From 1887 to 1895, he operated a trading post on Cortes Island with his brother John. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1916. Manson died in Bella Coola

Bella Coola, British Columbia

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 at the age of 75.

The community of Mansons Landing

Mansons Landing, British Columbia

Mansons Landing is an unincorporated community near the southern tip of Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada.It was originally the location of the Cortes Island Post Office [sic], which opened April 1, 1893 with Michael Manson as postmaster, and closed December 1, 1898. The post office was...

on Cortes Island was named after him.