Background
He was born in Kingston in 1820, the son of John Strange who represented Frontenac in the Upper Canada assembly.
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Maxwell William Strange
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He represented Kingston in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1871 as a Conservative member. Served in the Kingston Volunteer Rifles during the Rebellion of 1837. Afterwards Lieutenant Colonel in the Canadian Militia, commanded the Cavalry-Number.3 Military District and then the Cavalry and Rifles in Kingston.
Strange was called to the bar in 1845.
In 1854, he ran unsuccessfully in Frontenac for a seat in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada. He defeated doctor John Stewart for the seat in the provincial assembly in 1867.
Strange was also a Justice of the Peace, a police magistrate and vice-president of the Commercial Bank. Father of seven.
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Born
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September 28, 1880 (aged 60) -
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Political Party
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario