John_Holmes_(Ontario_politician)

John Holmes (Ontario politician)

John Holmes (Ontario politician)

Canadian politician

John Holmes (1828 – 22 September 1879)[1] was a Canadian politician and surveyor.[2]

For other people named John Holmes, see John Holmes (disambiguation).
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He was born in Newtownforbes, County Longford, Ireland in 1828,[2] the son of Alexander Holmes, and was educated in Ireland. He came to Upper Canada in 1846 and settled in Huntley Township where he became a provincial land surveyor. He married Eliza Graham. Holmes served seven years as reeve for the township and was also warden for Carleton County for five years.[3] He served as captain in the local militia from 1866 to 1875.

Elected in the Canadian federal election of 1867, he served as the Liberal-Conservative Member of Parliament representing the riding of Carleton in the province of Ontario. He was defeated in the 1872 and 1874 elections, and never again sat in Parliament.[2] He died in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1879.[3]

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References

  1. [1]
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208686938/john-holmes
  2. [2]
    John Holmes – Parliament of Canada biography
  3. [3]
    Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  4. [4]
    Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
  5. [5]
    Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
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