Moss Kent Dickinson
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Moss Kent Dickinson was a Canadian businessman, mayor of Ottawa from 1864 to 1866, Member of Parliament from 1882 to 1887 and the founder of Manotick.
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Joseph Merrill Currier
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Joseph Merrill Currier was a Canadian member of parliament and businessman.
Moss Kent Dickinson
…purchased seven acres of land in the town he named Manotick. Dickinson chose the name 'Manotick' from the Algonquin word for 'island'. In 1860, with Joseph Merrill Currier, he completed construction of the Long Island Flouring Mill in Manotick, Ontario. He also built a sawmill, carding mill and bung factory. This served…
Joseph Merrill Currier Source: Library and Archives Canada