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Ephraim Bell Muttart

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Ephraim Bell Muttart
Member of Parliament
for King's County
In office
1878–1882
Serving with Augustine Macdonald
Preceded byDaniel Davies
Peter A. McIntyre
Succeeded byPeter A. McIntyre
James Edwin Robertson
Personal details
Born(1839-03-07)March 7, 1839
Cape Traverse, Prince Edward Island, British North America
DiedJune 26, 1912(1912-06-26) (aged 73)
Souris, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Political partyConservative
Professionphysician

Ephraim Bell Muttart (March 7, 1839 – June 26, 1912) was a physician and political figure in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He represented King's County in the House of Commons of Canada from 1878 to 1882 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Cape Traverse, Prince Edward Island, the son of John Muttart, of German origin, and Elizabeth Bell, a Scottish immigrant. Muttart was educated in P.E.I., in Sackville, New Brunswick and at Harvard University, receiving his M.D. there in 1861. Muttart set up practice in Souris. In 1863, he married a Miss McDonald. Muttart also was coroner and was medical referee for the Standard and Canada Life Assurance companies. He was unsuccessful in bids for reelection in 1882 and 1887. He died in Souris, Prince Edward Island in 1912.[1][2]

1887 Canadian federal election: King's County
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal J.E. Robertson 2,434 X
Liberal Peter Adolphus McIntyre 2,431 X
Conservative Augustine Colin Macdonald 2,398  
Conservative Ephraim Bell Muttart 2,355  
1878 Canadian federal election: King's County
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal–Conservative Augustine Colin Macdonald 2,264 X
Conservative Ephraim Bell Muttart 2,077 X
Liberal Peter Adolphus McIntyre 1,499  
Unknown Malcolm McFadyen 1,251  
1882 Canadian federal election: King's County
Party Candidate Votes % Elected
Liberal Peter Adolphus McIntyre 2,124 X
Liberal James Edwin Robertson 2,002 X
Liberal–Conservative Augustine Colin Macdonald 1,941  
Conservative Ephraim Bell Muttart 1,854  

References

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  1. ^ Thayer, William Roscoe; Castle, William Richards; Howe, Mark Antony De Wolfe; Pier, Arthur Stanwood; Voto, Bernard Augustine De; Morrison, Theodore (1925). The Harvard Graduates' Magazine. Harvard Graduates' Magazine Association.
  2. ^ http://www.islandlives.ca/fedora/repository/ilives%3A209293/PDF/ilives%3A209293/Full%20Text.pdf [bare URL PDF]