Samuel Platt
Samuel Platt | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Toronto East | |
| In office 1875–1882 | |
| Preceded by | John O'Donohoe |
| Succeeded by | John Small |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1812 Armagh, Ireland |
| Died | May 5, 1887 (aged 74–75) Toronto, Ontario[1] |
| Political party | Independent |
Samuel Platt (1812 – May 5, 1887) was a Canadian brewer and politician. He was born in Ireland in 1812 and immigrated to Canada in 1827.[2]
He worked as a clerk at Enoch Turner's brewery for four years and then erected a distillery of his own at Berkeley and Front Streets.[2]
Platt married a Miss Lockett in 1836.[1]
He served as a councillor for St. Lawrence Ward from 1845 to 1851, followed by a two-year term as an alderman for St. David's Ward in 1853 and 1854.[2]
In 1872, Platt was one of four citizens appointed to the Water Commission, which supervised the construction of the city's waterworks before disbanding in 1877.[2]
He was elected as an Independent to represent the federal riding of Toronto East in 1875 and 1878.[3]
Platt also served as a director of the Consumers Gas Company.[2]
References
- ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ a b c d e CITY OF TORONTO BY-LAW No. 282-1999 To designate the property at 337 Jarvis Street (Samuel Platt House) as being of architectural and historical value or interest.
- ^ Samuel Platt – Parliament of Canada biography