▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Ontario . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁began ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁book keeper ▁Bell ▁E wart , ▁Ontario ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Mid land , ▁Ontario ▁to ▁manage ▁Herm on ▁Henry ▁Cook ' s ▁saw mill . ▁Later ▁when ▁Cook ' s ▁British ▁Canadian ▁L umber ▁Company ▁failed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁Andrew ▁M isc amp bell ▁ran ▁the ▁mill ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁account . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁R . ▁A . ▁Lov eland ▁of ▁the ▁Em ery ▁L umber ▁Co . ▁of ▁East ▁S ag ina w , ▁Michigan , ▁arranged ▁to ▁have ▁that ▁firm ' s ▁Georg ian ▁Bay ▁logs ▁manufact ured ▁into ▁l umber ▁at ▁M isc amp bell ' s ▁mill . ▁ ▁He ▁sold ▁the ▁mill ▁to ▁the ▁Em ery ▁L umber ▁Co . ▁of ▁Michigan ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Sim co e ▁County , ▁Canada ▁West ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Irish ▁imm igr ants , ▁and ▁educated ▁in ▁Bar rie . ▁From ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁he ▁was ▁dr ill ▁instruct or ▁instruct or ▁of ▁the ▁volunte ers ▁of ▁Sim co e ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁Fen ian ▁rep ulse ▁as ▁ser ge ant - major ▁of ▁the ▁prov is ional ▁batt alion ▁of ▁the ▁companies ▁from