Gilbert McMicking

Who is Gilbert McMicking?

Gilbert McMicking was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada.

He was the son of Peter McMicking, a United Empire Loyalist who immigrated to Upper Canada during the American Revolutionary War and settled in Stamford in 1780. Gilbert served as quartermaster for the local militia during the War of 1812. He was appointed coroner for the Niagara District in 1811. In 1838, he became customs collector at Queenston. He represented the 4th riding of Lincoln in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada from 1834 to 1841 as a Reformer. He married Catherine Swayze in July 1831 and had one daughter, Sarah Catherine. Gilbert McMicking died in 1849 in Queenston, Lincoln County, Canada West.