George Kempt
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Victoria South
In office
1867–1872
Succeeded byGeorge Dormer
Personal details
Born(1821-07-08)July 8, 1821
Cromarty, Scotland
DiedMarch 9, 1885(1885-03-09) (aged 63)
Political partyLiberal
SpouseAnne Jane Macaulay

George Kempt (July 8, 1821 March 9, 1885) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Victoria South in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Liberal Party of Canada member.[1]

He was born in Cromarty, Scotland, in 1821,[1] the son of Kenneth Kempt,[2] and came to Peterborough County in Upper Canada with his family in 1831. Kempt was a lumber and grain merchant. He served on the township council for Lindsay, also serving as reeve. In 1872, he was named sheriff for Victoria County.[3]

In 1849, he married Anne Jane Macaulay. He died in Lindsay at the age of 63.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 George Kempt – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. 1 2 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. The Canadian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of Eminent and Self-made Men. Vol. Ontario. Toronto: American Biographical Publishing Company. 1880. pp. 383–384.


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