Joseph Edgar

{{short description|Canadian politician}}

{{For|the American politician from Maine|Joseph T. Edgar}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Joseph Edgar

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| office1 = Ontario MPP

| term_start1 = 1914

| term_end1 = 1919

| predecessor1 = John Galna

| successor1 = Richard Reese Hall

| constituency1 = Parry Sound

| party = Conservative

| birth_date = {{birth date|1856|6|7}}

| birth_place = Benraw, Ireland

| death_date = {{death date and age|1922|9|10|1856|6|7}}

| death_place = Businessman

| occupation =

| relations =

| spouse = {{marriage |Mary Little|1886}}

| children = Mary S. Edgar, Bessie Edgar, Annie Edgar, Margaret Edgar, and 4 that died

}}

Joseph Edgar (June 7, 1856{{cite book |title=Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1916 |year=1916 |last=Chambers |first=Ernest J}} – September 10, 1922) was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in Ontario. He represented Parry Sound in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1914 to 1919 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Benraw, County Down, the son of Joseph Edgar and May McCracken, and came to Canada in 1872. In 1886, Edgar married Mary Little. He moved to Sundridge, a small town north of Toronto on the rail line. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Ontario assembly in 1902. Edgar owned a general store which he had bought from John Carter.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZS3ueITHuTEC&pg=PA38 |title=Almaguin Chronicles: Memories of the Past |last=Tairn |first=Astrid |page=38 |isbn=978-1-55002-760-0 |year=2007 |publisher=Dundurn Press Ltd}} He was defeated by Richard Reese Hall when he ran for re-election in 1919.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Nn21iNJ2utcC&pg=PA140 |title=Parry Sound: gateway to Northern Ontario |last=Hayes |first=Adrian |page=140 |isbn=1-896219-91-8 |year=2005 |publisher=Dundurn Press Ltd}}