Harry Mills (politician)

Henry Mills (October 11, 1873 – December 20, 1959), better known as Harry Mills, was a locomotive engineer before being elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as the Labour candidate for the riding of Fort William in the October 1919 election. He was appointed to the cabinet as its first Minister of Mines and served until his defeat in the general election of June 1923.

Harry Mills
Mills (2nd from right) in 1955, with last surviving members of the 1919-1923 coalition
Ontario MPP
In office
1919–1923
Preceded byCharles William Jarvis
Succeeded byFranklin Harford Spence
ConstituencyFort William
Personal details
Born(1873-10-11)October 11, 1873
Bedwellty, Caerphilly, Wales
DiedDecember 20, 1959(1959-12-20) (aged 86)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Resting placeMountain View Cemetery
Fort William, Ontario
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Mabel Elsie Mackenzie
(m. 1900)
OccupationLocomotive engineer
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