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From: "Norval Pinder" <>
Subject: Interesting 1858 Nomination List
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 20:26:43 -0500


In the mid 1800's, municipal election were held over the Christmas season.
The following is a request for a man to present himself as a candidate. The
list of electors nominating him is interesting and is presented as printed
in the newspaper.


The Evening Times, Hamilton
Tuesday, December 7, 1858
Page 3, Col 4

Requistion

To Charles MAGILL, Esq.,

Sir We, the undersigned, Rate-payers of the City of Hamilton, Respectfully
request you to allow yourself to be put in nomination as a candidate for the
Mayoralty for the ensuing year. The choice of Mayor is now, for the first
time, left in the hands of the Electors; and, from the manner in which you
have, for two successive years, discharged the duties of the same, we have
every confidence in you; and should you accede to our request, we pledge
ourselves to secure your return.

Hamilton, November, 1858

John FERRIE S B FREEMAN
O SPRINGER Calvin MCQUESTEN
John OSBORNE Milton DAVIS
T A AMBRIDGE F W WATKINS
Anthony COPP T BICKLE
Adam BROWNE Wm DAVIDSON
B John HARTE William HIGGINSON
A T WOOD R J HAMILTON
B JONES Thomas MILLIGAN
W G KERR P T WARE
Chas A SADLEIR John WINER
D B GALBREAITH J P DOWLER
Dennis MOORE James BRESLIN
George WORTHINGTON H W PERRY
John CHRISTIAN O CHAPMAN
A PARROTT A MURRAY
V HARRISSON Robert MORSE
Thos FOSTER Joseph KNEESHAW
Robert EVANS C H VANNORMAN
John R SRUELLIE Geo LEE
Thos BELL Henry F MCCANN
W G JONES John HURLY
Robert HOPKINS James MCCARTY
John W BICKLE W KING
James MUNRO Wm BROWN
R W THORN Sigismund DREY
Thos PIPER James STEVENSON
Thos HOCKADAY Samuel BUSCOMB
Leopold ROSENBAND R C BUSCOMB
John WALKER Stewart MALCOMSON
Agustus B HARRIS John BLAKE
H DAVIS A C QAIMBY
A E VANNORMAN M PROCTER
Wm MCMILLAN John HARRIS
David JONES John C SPENCER
Augus MCVICKER John BRENNAN
Charles YOUNG Frederick SCHWARZ
Henry THOMAS Wm RODERICK
E MAGILL James ROACH
P MCGINNIS Lewis ROABARLI
Thomas CLARK Sylvester O SULLIVAN
Thomas WELCH Joseph MASSON
David HONDERSON John MACKAY
Robert HANNING James GAY
Edward BUNKER William JIPSON
John MCCARTY Wm RANKIN
John BOYLE Wm MAYLAR
C BOYNER H GILL
James W SHARP Charles WEELAR
Patrick LAWLOR Edward GLASSEY
Joseph DOUGLASS F W FEARMAN
James CAHILL James MCMENEMY
W J TAYLOR James MILLER
Thomas MACMULLEN J P RYLEY
J MOTTASHED Robt L BROWN
Thomas BURROWS Joseph KENDALL
Geo T MALCOMSON John CONNELLY
Edward MILLER James MALCOMSON Jun
Thos MUIR Alex H PEARSON
John MURPHY James MCKAY
Thos ROLSTON John FITZGERALD
Thos KUETT Joseph KENNEDY
George MANSFIELD Wm SHEPPARD
Thomas JOHNSTON A CLARK
Aug JACKSON Wm WILLSON
Wm DAY Joseph SMITH
Alfred GRIMSHAW William REID
Wm DICKINSON John WRIGHT
David CROMBY James COX
Charles CHESTER Thomas BOHEN
Thomas DAVEY Joseph ASTOR
Thomas WATTERS Thomas WILSON
Thomas MILES D MCLAUGHLIN
Andrew DICK Daniel WHITIE
Richard WILLIAMSON J H STANARD
James WATSON Andrew HAYS
D MCNICOL George PHILIPS
Wm ELSWORTH Michael HAYES
Robert HALL John SHEA
John THOMAS A MACMANAMY
George BARNES James WILSON
E BRADBURN George WRIGHT
A W GAGE G C BRIGGS
E G MILLER John VONGUNTEN
M MANDLE George RUTHERFORD
J W DINGWALL Henry LISTIN
Edward SEVIER Michael MESSET
Lewis B FREEMAN H GREENLEAF
James SMYTH M MAGRATH
James HEATH Peter REID
James ROBERTSON M FALSEY
W KAYLE Michael DOUGHTY
E MCCARTHY Wm DADD
Wm ROBERTSON Patrick DUFFY
P MORRIS Keal UBZ
Geo KOSEY John ANDREWS
John ANDREWS L BUCKLEY
J BAMETH Wm DOLLY
John SIMPLE Patrick CONNELL
Capt John GAGE Geo LOWE, Jr
Cornelius FEELEY S SHARP
Wm NIE Edwin TINSLEY
Geo CHILDS Thomas E. GRAHAM
J B BALL James COLEMAN
James BEST Thomas CLOHECY
John DINGLE William BLAIR
E S WHIPPLE David DEE
J B MATTHEWS David WRIGHT
Wm BRYCE Thomas KERSHAW
George MORTIMER Thomas MORTON
James MYLES James MURO
Robert CAMPBELL Wm DUGAN
Lyman MOORE Walter GALBREALTH
Jame WHITESIDE Edward LILLEY
Michael HUTTLE James DALLAS
Josuah PHILLIPS John H DAVIS
J H BIGGER John W LEWIS
Thomas BELL Frederick C STRATTON
W BUFF W COWRING
John JUDD Geo MACKENZIE
James KAVANAH Patrick O REILLY
James MCGREGOR Wm NEWCOMBE
James BRENNAN Geo MACKAY
J W HARRIS R H HOLBROOK
J W POLLEY James TURNBULL
John URQUHART Wm MASSON
Alex MORRISON Geo BRODDFIELD
George WAGSTAFF T W WHITE
D SCHEULE Charles ROBERTSON
Francis EDGAR A MCCARTY
Robert HOOPER Richard HARDIKER
Samuel HOOPER Joseph INMAN
James REID Wm IRVIN
Edward SWEETMAN Hugh BOYD
David SPENCE Henry HARDING
James BOYD John BLACKBURN
Thomas WALKER Geo E WILLOUGHBY
Patrick COLEMAN Geo MACKAY
W WILKIE James STEANGER
Samuel BELL John BARKER
A G FLETCHER Charles SOUTHGATE
Thomas HAYWARD James STEPHENS
David BOYLE W DAVIS
John R KING William LACKEY
Thomas WARREN George BAKER
Thos W JAQUOS Dennis CORCORAN
Charles MURPHY Michael GARVEY
Geo CHULE Michael SHEHAN
James NAGRA John DUNAVAN
Michael NAGAN Michael MCCARTY
Edward JACKSON Robert CAMERON
Thomas MICRAW J Richard THOMSON
R R DONNELLY John DRAFFAN
John ROSS Wm CLEAR
Nehamiah FORD (by H N CASS
telegraph) Thomas GRAY
Frederick Jas RASTRICK Thomas PLATT
A J MCKENZIE John HENRY
James PARK John FREEMAN
Samuel MAY Thomas ROUTH
John FIELD Richard CONWAY
James WILSON N M BELNAP
John H DAVIS Jr S B BAKER
C T DAVIDSON Wm MCTHOMPSON
Thomas MCCANN Wm MCBRIDE
W MEADO?? W L FAIRFIELD
Wm BEVIS Butter MARSHALL
Anthony BROWN John MORTON
Chas ASKINS S ALDRIDGE
Henry WILIAMSON Wm BRUNT
Geo WASHINGTON James NICHOL
Joseph MCCURDY William KENNEDY
James NOYES John MURDOCH
Hugh BAILY Alexander WRIGHT
Patrick SWEENEY James STEWART
Adam COOK D ADAMS
John BALMER Robert FOSTER
Archibald MCCOY John SPEER
Wm WHITE John MCMANNUS
John BOWLING John SHARP
Jacob KREAMER Thomas COUPE
Richard CREECH Thomas PEDEN
Alfred TURNER Richard GREEN
Josias GREEN Wm BOWSTEAD
Henry MCGRATH Samuel POOL
Colonel THORNER James MATHEWS
Samuel J JONES W A SMITH
Elijah DAVIS John CLARADGE
Luther GROVER J W HARRIS
John HOOPER, Sen J ROWORTH
Thomas B HARRIS J E TOMES
John THOMPSON James HARRIS
James MUNRO John BLACHFORD
Dr E QUERNER Samuel ADLEY
John GRAHAM James FOSTER
Wm HORNBY Thomas L WILSON
John HAYNE Andrew CALDWELL
John CROLL H SMITH
John MCKAY E CROFTON
Thomas PHILLIPS Hugh MCGINNIS
Wm CARROL Edward ENNIS
James M DINGWALL John CLIFFORD
Thomas MCCULLOCH John ETHEREDGE
John JONES James SHARP
R MCRAE Robert HALL
Thomas HILLIARD Joseph REID
H FINDLAY Ignace FISET
Thomas TINDELI Geo CUMMINGS
Thomas OLIVER Wm YALDON
John RODGERS Donald CARRIE
A P MCDONALD Edward JACKSON
Joseph SMITH Wm JEFFERY
J BENNETTO R FULLER
W C WHITE Wm BOYCE
Geo DIXON Senton WILLIAMS
Joseph MILLWINTER Lewis EVANS
Thomas HAYES John GIBBONS
Wm Carlisle James POLRINGHAM
H S STRATHY Wm MUIR
Francis J ECCLESTONE Michael HUGHS
Louis R MARSH Wm P MOORE
Patrick HENRY John FAIRGRIEVE
Warren HOLTON Joseph LISTER
John ADDISON Mark MOSSMAN
Thomas ALEXANDER Wm HENDRIE
Robert ARCHABALL John CLOSE
John DUNKERLEY Charles CLARKE
William BLACK John SWEETMAN
David HANNAN John CONNEL
George TRISTRAM George ELLIS
John SHAW Joseph KELSHAW
George MCHATTIE Henry GRANSDEW
J COLLINS C W SMITH
Robert CAMERON Thos FITZMORRIS

Col 5
Edward NEIL John BROCK
Gilbert ANDERSON John McIntyre
John GRAY Geo SHAW
Stephen SIMPSON N MCINNES
William RODGERS A GARLOW
Henry SHEPHARD John MNACOMB
Andrew MCBETH James SPENCE
James STEDMAN John HENRY
Samuel SMITH Johnson COWAN
Walter RIDDLE George TODD
John NORMAN Thomas FREEBORN
George KNOX Philip SULLIVAN
Henry THOMAS William PEECH
Edward EGAN Richard EARY
George KERR Henry WILSON
Edward ENO Thos ALLEN
John STEPHENSON Robert BROWN
John GRAHAM Lesley DOUGLASS
Wm MUNROE Wm TAYLOR
S FORD Wm ORR
James MCDONNELL Wm DICKER

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