Gilbert McMicken
Gilbert McMicken (October 13, 1813 – March 7, 1891) was a Canadian businessman and political figure. He served on the Council of Keewatin the governing body of the District of Keewatin from 1876 to 1877. In 1871, he went to Winnipeg to help establish government offices there. McMicken took on the role of lands agent and had to deal with the thorny problem of distributing land in Manitoba. He later lobbied for the incorporation of Winnipeg as a town and helped keep it on the route chosen for the transcontinental railroad.
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4th Manitoba Legislature6th Parliament of the Province of CanadaAlexander Murray (Manitoba politician)Cartier (Manitoba provincial electoral district)Council of KeewatinDominion PoliceFenian BrotherhoodIntelligence services in CanadaJohn Wright SiftonJoseph LecomteList of mayors of Niagara Falls, OntarioSpeaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
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Gilbert McMicken
Gilbert McMicken (October 13, 1813 – March 7, 1891) was a Canadian businessman and political figure. He served on the Council of Keewatin the governing body of the District of Keewatin from 1876 to 1877. In 1871, he went to Winnipeg to help establish government offices there. McMicken took on the role of lands agent and had to deal with the thorny problem of distributing land in Manitoba. He later lobbied for the incorporation of Winnipeg as a town and helped keep it on the route chosen for the transcontinental railroad.
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Gilbert McMicken (October 13, ...... nnipeg. He died there in 1891.
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1813-10-13
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1891-03-07
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1813-10-13
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London, England, or Glenluce, Scotland
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1891-03-07
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Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Gilbert McMicken
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customs collector and notary public
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Cartier
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None
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December 1882
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