Background
He was born in Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland in 1839, the son of John Tait, and trained as a baker.
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Joseph Tait
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He represented Toronto in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1890 to 1894. Tait travelled to Pennsylvania in 1871 and then settled at Toronto in 1872, where he established a bakery. Tait was also a Methodist preacher.
He was defeated by George Frederick Marter in his bid to be reelected in 1894.
In 1897, Tait was named registrar for the Surrogate Court in York County, at which time he retired from business. Tait died in 1911 after falling down an elevator shaft and fracturing his hip.
Membership
He served on the city council, was a member of the Toronto Board of Trade and a director for the Globe Printing Company.
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Canada