Records of Daniel Meigs on Ancestry

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Daniel Meigs and the Meigs Genealogy

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Some Famous People called Daniel Meigs

Daniel Bishop Meigs

Daniel Bishop Meigs (June 1, 1835 – July 6, 1916) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Henryville, Lower Canada, his parents were both native of Swanton, Vermont, who moved in Canada in 1832. Meigs was educated in Bedford and was a farmer. He was mayor of Farnham, Quebec for several years. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Quebec electoral district of Missisquoi in an 1888 by-election held after the death of the sitting MP, George Clayes. He was defeated in the 1891 election but was elected in 1896 election. A Liberal, he was re-elected again in the 1900, 1904, and 1908 elections. He did not stand for re-election in 1911.

Source: Daniel Bishop Meigs, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Other names that sound a bit like Meigs

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