Walter MacMorris Dack

Politician

1852 – 1912

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Who was Walter MacMorris Dack?

Walter MacMorris Dack was an Ontario newspaper publisher and political figure. He represented Bruce Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1886 to 1894 as a Liberal Party of Ontario member.

He was born in Markham, Canada West in 1852, the son of John Walter Dack, an immigrant from Ireland. In 1881, he married Jeannie Sturgeon. Dack settled in Kincardine. He was editor and publisher of the Bruce Reporter from 1879 to 1901, when he was named Registrar of Deeds for Bruce County.

The township of Dack in Timiskaming District was named after him. He died in 1912.

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Born
Apr 12, 1852
Markham
Nationality
  • Canada
Profession
Died
Feb 26, 1912
Walkerton, Ontario

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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