George Walter Ecclestone

Who is George Walter Ecclestone?

George Walter Ecclestone was a hardware merchant and political figure in Ontario. He represented Muskoka in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1916 to 1934 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Dawn Mills, Kent County, Ontario, the son of John William Ecclestone, born England, and the former Ann Jane Chiltick, born Brookeborough, Fermanagh, Ireland. In 1890, Ecclestone married Alice Warner Jacobs. He served as mayor of Bracebridge, as president of the local board of trade and as chairman of the Bracebridge Power and Light Commission. Ecclestone was first elected to the assembly in a 1916 by-election held following the death of Samuel Henry Armstrong.