"Canadian politician" . "Pruyn, Matthew W"@en . "1822Z"^^ . "1898-03-10Z"^^ . "1822-10-22Z"^^ . "Matthew William Pruyn (October 22, 1822 \u2013 March 10, 1898) was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Lennox in the Canadian House of Commons from 1885 to 1887 as a Conservative member.He was born in Fredericksburgh Township, Upper Canada, the son of W.T. Pruyn. In 1842, he married Mary Margaret Kerby. Pruyn was a merchant in Brantford before moving to Napanee. He was mayor of Brantford in 1858 and served on the town council for Napanee and was also mayor there."@en . "1898Z"^^ .