Mayor Alexander M. Millar, Q. C.

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• Club Membership: Masons
• Elected Office: Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mayor - councillor - Kitchener
• Name: Alexander Miller
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-131594P
• Residence: 1851, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lawyer
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Barrister
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Employer: 1886, Merchantile Fire Insurance Co., Waterloo, Ontario; Inspector - Merchantile Fire Insurance Company
• Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Barrister
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Residence: 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: Bef 1905, 49 Queen St. N., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Barrister
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

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Alexander Millar, K.C., Mayor 1884-5.

Mr. Alexander Millar, K. C., served as mayor in the years 1884-5 and sat on the council as a representative of the East Ward from 1886-1888 and as deputy-reeve in 1889. Berlin, though small, was a thriving village of between three and four thousand population. During his term as mayor, the citizens passed a by-law setting aside a sum of money to defray the expenses of moving the William, Greene & Rome Co.'s, manufactory to Berlin, now one of the city's chief industries. Mr. Millar has watched with keen interest the growth of the town from village to city and wishes it continued progress in health and prosperity by.


Official souvenir of the celebration of cityhood, July 17th 1912, Berlin, Ontario, The German Printing and Publishing Co

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ALEXANDER MILLAR, KG.

Alexander Millar, practising at the Bar of Berlin, was born on the 4th of November, 1835, in that city, his parents being Frederick Gourlay and Isabella Henderson. The father was a native of the State of New York and was of Scotch descent, his parents having come to the new world in 1805, at which time they settled in Niagara county, New York. The mother of our subject was born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. In the year 1832 Frederick G. Millar came to Ontario and settled in Berlin, where he engaged in general merchandising for a number of years. In 1847 he removed to Wilmot and established the flouring mills at New Dundee, where he was identified with milling and general mercantile interests for a long period or up to the time of his retirement from active business life.

Alexander Millar of this review was educated in the Berlin and Galt grammar schools, studying under the late Dr. Tassie of Galt. He entered upon preparation for the Bar in that city and continued his preliminary reading in Toronto. In 1861 he became solicitor and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1863, since which time he has practised in Berlin, being therefore a member of the legal profession at this place for about forty-four years. He was appointed King's Counsellor on the 2nd of December, 1889. Admitted to the Bar, he at once entered upon the active practice of law,and from the beginning has been unusually prosperous in every respect. The success which he has attained is due to his own efforts and merits. The possession of advantages is no guarantee whatever of professional advancement. This comes not of itself nor can it be secured without integrity, ability and industry. These qualities Mr. Millar possesses in an eminent degree and he is faithful to every interest committed to his charge.

Various official honors have been conferred upon Mr. Millar, who in 1884 and 1885 served as mayor of Berlin, while in 1889 he was deputy reeve of the municipality. He also served for one year, 1889, in the county council and has filled several offices in the line of his profession. He was solicitor of the town of Berlin for fifteen years, from 1869 until 1884, and since 1900 has served as solicitor for the county council. In 1875 he unsuccessfully contested the north riding of Waterloo county for the local legislature against the late Moses Springer.

In 1865 Mr. Millar was married to Miss Margaret Eliza Warren, a daughter of the late Horatio Nelson Warren of Chippewa, and they have two children, Guy and Hugh. Mr. Millar has attained the Royal Arch degree of York Rite Masonry and has taken the degrees of Scottish Rite Masonry. He likewise belongs to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In politics he is a Conservative and he belongs to the Church of England. Mr. Millar has made good use of his opportunities, has conducted all legal interests carefully and successfully and in his private life is known as a social, genial gentleman, who holds friendship inviolable and who wins the confidence and esteem of all with whom he comes in contact.

A History of Ontario: its resources and development

Elected Office:
Years Served: 1884-86 (Mayor), 1888-89, 1895-96

Alexander married Margaret Eliza "Maggie" Warren 1865. Margaret (daughter of Horatio Nelson Warren and Mary Clarke Stanton) was born 5 Mar 1841, , Ontario, Canada; died 7 Nov 1923, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; was buried 9 Nov 1923, Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-131598
• Residence: 1871, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-131599
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

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• Name: Hugh Miller
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-32138
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
• Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican
• Occupation: 1901, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Stenographer
• Occupation: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Town Clerk, Berlin
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

Alexander — ?. ? was born Abt 1879; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-188895
• Immigration: 1906, , Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1911, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican