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- McCaskill, D.A.
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Duncan Alexander McCaskill (ca.1840-1907) was born circa 1840 in Little Narrows, Victoria County, Nova Scotia, the son of Murdock McCaskill and Jessie (Ferguson) McCaskill. He married Lillian Seba Abbott (1853-1947) of Thetford, Vermont, United States on January 24, 1883 in Sutton, Vermont. He earned a living as a merchant and by 1885 he owned D.A. McCaskill & Company, manufacturer of carriages and car varnishes, in Montreal, Quebec. In 1900 he ran for election as a federal Member of Parliament for the riding of Victoria County, NS as the Conservative candidate but lost to Liberal William Ross. (This electoral district was abolished in 1904.) From 1901 to his death in 1907, Duncan and Lillian travelled around Europe. He died July 12, 1907 and is buried at Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal, QC.
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Created, 2015-10-02, Karen White
Revised, 2019-02-27, Karen White (corrected Lillian's name, place of birth, year of birth, added year of death)
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- McCaskill, John James. The Business Man as Hero: Being a memoir of Duncan Alexander McCaskill. (New York: Roycrafter, 1908).
- “History of Federal Ridings Since 1867” on Parliament of Canada website, accessed 2 Oct 2015. http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/FederalRidingsHistory/hfer.asp?Include=Y&Language=E&rid=775&Search=Det
- Information from family.