Andrew Malcolm
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Andrew Malcolm was a Scottish
-born manufacturer and political figure in Ontario
, Canada. He represented Bruce Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
from 1898 to 1902 as a Liberal member.
He was born in Killearn
, the son of James Malcolm, and educated there. In 1862, Malcolm travelled to Jamaica
, working as a bookkeeper on a sugar plantation. He arrived in Monkton, Ontario in 1867, where he found work in a general store, by way of the United States
, and later moved to Blyth
. In 1874, he moved to Kincardine
, where he became a partner in a furniture business. The business expanded rapidly, increasing production capacity via mechanization. In 1876, he married Annie Robertson. Malcolm served on the town council for Kincardine, serving as reeve from 1884 to 1886 and mayor in 1904 and 1908 to 1910. In 1895, Malcolm's partner John Watson died. Malcolm was an unsuccessful candidate for the provincial assembly in 1905. In 1912, he took over the operation of a failed furniture factory in Listowel. In the same year, his company won the contract to supply furniture to the hotel chain owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway
. He also later secured a contract to supply cabinets to the Columbia Phonograph Company.
He died in Kincardine
in 1915.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
-born manufacturer and political figure in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada. He represented Bruce Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
from 1898 to 1902 as a Liberal member.
He was born in Killearn
Killearn
Killearn is a small village of approximately 1700 people in the Stirling council area of Scotland. The village name stems from the Gaelic Cill Earnain, meaning Ernan's Church; the Ernan in question presumably being one of the canonised individuals of that name who were both relatives and followers...
, the son of James Malcolm, and educated there. In 1862, Malcolm travelled to Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
, working as a bookkeeper on a sugar plantation. He arrived in Monkton, Ontario in 1867, where he found work in a general store, by way of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and later moved to Blyth
Blyth, Ontario
Blyth is a community in the municipality of North Huron, Huron County, Ontario, Canada. It is located southwest of the town of Wingham on Huron Road 4 and geographically south of the town of Lucknow....
. In 1874, he moved to Kincardine
Kincardine, Ontario
The Municipality of Kincardine is located on the shores of Lake Huron in the County of Bruce in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has a population of 12,000, and covers an area of 580 square kilometres...
, where he became a partner in a furniture business. The business expanded rapidly, increasing production capacity via mechanization. In 1876, he married Annie Robertson. Malcolm served on the town council for Kincardine, serving as reeve from 1884 to 1886 and mayor in 1904 and 1908 to 1910. In 1895, Malcolm's partner John Watson died. Malcolm was an unsuccessful candidate for the provincial assembly in 1905. In 1912, he took over the operation of a failed furniture factory in Listowel. In the same year, his company won the contract to supply furniture to the hotel chain owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
. He also later secured a contract to supply cabinets to the Columbia Phonograph Company.
He died in Kincardine
Kincardine, Ontario
The Municipality of Kincardine is located on the shores of Lake Huron in the County of Bruce in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has a population of 12,000, and covers an area of 580 square kilometres...
in 1915.