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McCALLUM, Lachlan, Canadian member of parliament, born in Tiree, Argyleshire, Scotland, 15 March, 1823. He came to Canada in 1842 and settled in Haldimand county, where he engaged extensively in contracting and ship-building. During the Fenian raid in June, 1866, he commanded the Dunnville naval company at Fort Erie. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Haldimand in the Canada assembly in 1863, first elected to the Dominion parliament in 1867, and was a member till his defeat in 1872. He was a member of the legislative assembly of Ontario from 1871 till 1872, when he resigned in consequence of the act abolishing dual representation. He was re-elected to the Dominion parliament in 1874, unseated on petition in May, 1875, re-elected in June, 1875, in 1878, and in 1882, and sat until the dissolution of parliament in 1887. On 5 February of that year he became a Dominion senator.
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