George William Monk

George William Monk (September 10, 1838 – August 18, 1917) was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represented the Ottawa area riding of Carleton from 1871 to 1894.

George Monk
Ontario MPP
In office 1871–1894
Preceded by	Robert Lyon
Succeeded by	George Kidd
Constituency	Carleton
Personal details
Born	(1838-09-10)September 10, 1838 March Township, Ontario
Died	August 18, 1917(1917-08-18) (aged 78) March Township, Ontario
Political party	Conservative

He was born in March Township, Ontario in 1838. He was educated in Bytown and Potsdam, New York.

Monk represented Carleton in the Ontario Legislative Assembly from 1871 to 1894 as a Conservative MLA. He was a deputy grandmaster of the Orange Lodge in British North America. He died in 1917.^[1]

Electoral history

v t e 1871 Ontario general election: Carleton
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	George William Monk	822	50.31
	Liberal	Robert Lyon	812	49.69
Turnout			1,634	63.46
Eligible voters			2,575
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario[2]

v t e Ontario provincial by-election, January 1872: Carleton Previous election voided
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	George William Monk	1,109	54.23	+9.24
	Liberal	Robert Lyon	936	45.77	−1.52
Total valid votes			2,045	100.0	−2.01
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+5.38
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[3]: 40

v t e 1875 Ontario general election: Carleton
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Conservative	George William Monk	Acclaimed
Source: Elections Ontario[4]

v t e 1879 Ontario general election: Carleton
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	George William Monk	2,074	79.74
	Liberal	C. Christian	527	20.26
Total valid votes			2,601	55.47
Eligible voters			4,689
	Conservative hold		Swing		–
Source: Elections Ontario[5]