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STARNES, Henry, Canadian statesman, born in Kingston, Ontario, 13 October, 1816. His grandfather, a loyalist, settled in Canada at the close of the American Revolution. Henry was educated at Montreal college, and was for several years a member of the firm of Leslie, Starnes and Co., wholesale merchants in Montreal. He represented Chateauguay in the Canadian assembly from 1857 till 1863, when he retired. He became a member of the executive council, province of Quebec, in 1878, speaker of the legislative council in 1879, was commissioner of railways in 1882-'4, and commissioner of public works in the Taillon ministry for a short time in 1887. Mr. Starnes has been warden of Trinity house, manager of the Ontario bank in Montreal, president of the Shedden County railway, and mayor of Montreal in 1856 and 1866.
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