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| Date | Statement | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1845-04-25 | Alexander Millar was born on 25 April 1845 in Glasgow, Scotland. Read from https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlanticry/people/people-m/alexander-millar | PembrokeCNC 1915-06-01(cited as [PembrokeCNC] on https://sites.google.com...) | |
| 1863-11-14 | Millar immigrated to Pembroke, Canada, on 14 November 1863. He was still alive in 1915. Read from https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlanticry/people/people-m/alexander-millar | PembrokeCNC 1915-06-01(cited as [PembrokeCNC] on https://sites.google.com...) | |
| 1864 | After a year employed by Messrs. Millar and Johnston, Alexander Millar started a general store with his brother John P. when Millar and Johnston dissolved in 1864. Read from https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlanticry/people/people-m/alexander-millar | PembrokeCNC 1915-06-01(cited as [PembrokeCNC] on https://sites.google.com...) | |
| 1865 | The Millar brothers' store burned in 1865, leaving them to start again from scratch. Read from https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlanticry/people/people-m/alexander-millar | PembrokeCNC 1915-06-01(cited as [PembrokeCNC] on https://sites.google.com...) | |
| 1881 | John P. Millar left the brothers' business in 1881; Alexander continued in general merchandise. Read from https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlanticry/people/people-m/alexander-millar | PembrokeCNC 1915-06-01(cited as [PembrokeCNC] on https://sites.google.com...) | |
| 1893-07-10 | Alexander Millar was one of the founders of the Pembroke Southern Railway. Read from https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlanticry/people/people-m/alexander-millar | PSMinutes | |
| 1895≤ | Millar was manager of the Pembroke Milling Company from 1895, and still held the post in 1915. Source: "from 1895 until at least 1915". Read from https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlanticry/people/people-m/alexander-millar | PembrokeCNC 1915-06-01(cited as [PembrokeCNC] on https://sites.google.com...) | |
| 1908 | The great fire of 1908 wiped out Alexander Millar's general merchandise business. Read from https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlanticry/people/people-m/alexander-millar | PembrokeCNC 1915-06-01(cited as [PembrokeCNC] on https://sites.google.com...) | |
| Millar was a member of the Pembroke Board of Education for 25 years, and was a Presbyterian and a Conservative. Read from https://sites.google.com/site/canadaatlanticry/people/people-m/alexander-millar | PembrokeCNC 1915-06-01(cited as [PembrokeCNC] on https://sites.google.com...) |