Hugh McMillan (politician)

Hugh McMillan (December 19, 1839 – October 31, 1895) was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He represented Vaudreuil in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1883 to 1891 and from 1892 to 1893.[1]

McMillan was born in Rigaud, Lower Canada, the son of Donald McMillan[2] and Olympe Mongenais.[3] He served on the county council and was a captain in the local militia. In 1862, he married Agnes Mongenais, the daughter of Jean-Baptiste Mongenais, who was then representing Vaudreuil in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada. From 1865 to 1873, McMillan ran the grain and feed business established by his father at Rigaud, later building and operating a sawmill there.[2] He died in Rigaud at the age of 55.[3]

Electoral record
1882 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeHugh McMillan522
UnknownAlfred Lapointe490
UnknownF.X. Archambault418
UnknownH.A. Desrosiers10
1887 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeHugh McMillan996
LiberalE. Lalonde783
1891 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil
Party Candidate Votes
LiberalHenry Stanislas Harwood1,087
ConservativeHugh McMillan989
By-election on 29 February 1892

On Mr. Harwood being unseated, 8 January 1892

Party Candidate Votes
ConservativeHugh McMillanacclaimed

References
  1. Hugh McMillan – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1889, JA Gemmill
  3. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
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