16 Facts About Gilbert McMicken

Gilbert McMicken was a Canadian businessman and political figure.

Gilbert McMicken served on the Council of Keewatin the governing body of the District of Keewatin from 1876 to 1877.

Gilbert McMicken was born in England or Scotland in 1813 and came to Upper Canada in 1832.

Gilbert McMicken entered the business of forwarding goods at Chippawa in the Niagara region.

Gilbert McMicken later moved to Queenston where he became a customs collector and a notary public.

Gilbert McMicken formed a forwarding company there in partnership with James Hamilton.

Gilbert McMicken was elected to the council for the Niagara District and then to the council for Niagara Township, where he was chosen to be reeve.

Gilbert McMicken moved to Clifton in 1851 where he served several terms as postmaster and became the town's first mayor.

Gilbert McMicken was appointed excise officer in Windsor in 1864.

Gilbert McMicken took on the role of lands agent and had to deal with the thorny problem of distributing land in Manitoba.

Gilbert McMicken later lobbied for the incorporation of Winnipeg as a town and helped keep it on the route chosen for the transcontinental railroad.

Gilbert McMicken was appointed to the Council of Keewatin serving as one of six members appointed on November 25,1876.

Gilbert McMicken served on the council until he was asked to resign along with the rest of the council April 16,1877.

Gilbert McMicken served as speaker for the provincial assembly from 1880 to 1882.

Gilbert McMicken served on the council for the University of Manitoba.

Gilbert McMicken supplemented his pension income by working as an insurance agent in Winnipeg.