Patrick Baskerville

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Patrick Baskerville (born c. 1829 – June 29, 1901){{cite news |title=An Ex-M.P.P. Dead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/waterloo-region-record-obituary-for-patr/136522195/ |access-date=9 December 2023 |work=Waterloo Region Record |date=3 July 1901}} was an Irish-born Canadian businessman and political figure in Ontario. He represented the riding of Ottawa in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1879 to 1886 as a Conservative member.

Baskerville was born in Ballyrusheen, County Tipperary, Ireland in 1829, the son of George Baskerville, a farmer, and emigrated to Bytown with his family in 1847. Baskerville worked at farming and the timber trade, before becoming a clerk with the Bytown and Prescott Railway in 1854. In 1862, he became a merchant, selling groceries. His three brothers joined the business as partners in 1870.