Alexander Coutts

Alexander Coutts
Ontario MPP
In office
1875–1879
Preceded byNew riding
Succeeded byEdward Robinson
ConstituencyKent West
Personal details
Born(1824-04-17)April 17, 1824
Tullich, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
DiedAugust 14, 1881(1881-08-14) (aged 57)
Tilbury, Ontario
PartyConservative
Spouse
Jane McVean
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(m. 1856)​
OccupationFarmer

Alexander Coutts (April 17, 1824 – August 14, 1881) was a Scottish-born farmer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Kent West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1875 to 1879 as a Conservative.

He was born in Tullich, Aberdeenshire, the son of John Coutts and Ann McDonald, and arrived in Canada with his family in 1834. Coutts was educated in Tilbury East. In 1856, he married Jane McVean. Coutts served 18 years on the township council for Tilbury East, serving as reeve for 12 years.

He died in Tilbury East at the age of 57.

Electoral history

1875 Ontario general election: Kent West
Party Candidate Votes%
ConservativeAlexander Coutts1,44052.67
LiberalS. White1,29447.33
Turnout 2,73458.64
Eligible voters 4,662
Conservative pickup new district.
Source: Elections Ontario
1879 Ontario general election: Kent West
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalEdward Robinson1,34352.69+5.36
ConservativeAlexander Coutts1,20647.31−5.36
Total valid votes 2,54946.87−11.77
Eligible voters 5,438
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing +5.36
Source: Elections Ontario

References

  1. 1 2 3 Mackintosh, Charles H (1878). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion. p. 216.
  2. 1 2 "Tilbury East, Kent, Ontario, yr 1881 cn 7892, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1853232". Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947. FamilySearch. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  3. ↑ Commemorative biographical record of the county of Kent, Ontario ... J.H. Beers & Co. 1904. p. 86.
  4. ↑ "1875 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
  5. ↑ Wood, S.C. (1876). "Sessional Paper No. 59 - Return from the records of the General Election to the Legislative Assembly in 1875". Ontario Sessional Papers, 1875-76: Vol. VIII - Part IV (Report). Toronto: King's Printer.
  6. ↑ "1879 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved September 11, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Sessional Paper No. 19 - Return from the records of the General Election to the Legislative Assembly in 1879". Ontario Sessional Papers, 1880: Vol. XIL - Part III (Report). Toronto: King's Printer. 1880.