Daniel McCraney
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Daniel McCraney was an Ontario
lawyer and political figure. He represented Kent East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
from 1879 to 1885 as a Liberal member.
He was born in Trafalgar Township, Upper Canada
in 1834, the son of Hiram McCraney. McCraney studied in Oakville
, went on to study law and was called to the bar in 1871. In 1866, he had married Janet Ewan. He set up practice in Bothwell. McCraney served as mayor of Bothwell from 1868 to 1873. He was first elected to the Ontario assembly in 1875 after Archibald McKellar
retired from politics. He died in office in 1885.
McCraney Township in Nipissing District was named after him.
His son George Ewan
was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from Saskatoon and his brother William
was also an MP and mayor of Oakville.
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....
lawyer and political figure. He represented Kent East 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 1879 to 1885 as a Liberal member.
He was born in Trafalgar Township, Upper Canada
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
in 1834, the son of Hiram McCraney. McCraney studied in Oakville
Oakville, Ontario
Oakville is a town in Halton Region, on Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area. As of the 2006 census the population was 165,613.-History:In 1793, Dundas Street was surveyed for a military road...
, went on to study law and was called to the bar in 1871. In 1866, he had married Janet Ewan. He set up practice in Bothwell. McCraney served as mayor of Bothwell from 1868 to 1873. He was first elected to the Ontario assembly in 1875 after Archibald McKellar
Archibald McKellar
Archibald McKellar was briefly leader of Canada's Ontario Liberal Party from 1867 to 1868 and, unofficially, the first Leader of the Opposition in Ontario's new provincial legislature and went on to serve as Commissioner of Public Works in Ontario Premier Oliver Mowat's first government.He was...
retired from politics. He died in office in 1885.
McCraney Township in Nipissing District was named after him.
His son George Ewan
George Ewan McCraney
George Ewan McCraney was a Canadian lawyer and politician.Born in Bothwell, Ontario, his father was Daniel McCraney, a lawyer and political figure who represented Kent East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. McCraney was educated at the University of Toronto where he graduated a B.A. in 1892...
was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from Saskatoon and his brother William
William McCraney
William McCraney was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Halton in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal member from 1875 to 1878 and from 1882 to 1887....
was also an MP and mayor of Oakville.