John Carnegie (Peterborough County politician) explained

John Carnegie
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1883
Term End1:1886
Predecessor1:Robert Kincaid
Successor1:James Robert Stratton
Term Start2:1867
Term End2:1871
Predecessor2:Riding established
Successor2:Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn
Constituency2:Peterborough West
Party:Conservative
Birth Date:23 April 1837
Birth Place:Douro, Upper Canada
Death Place:Guelph, Ontario
Occupation:Newspaper publisher
Relations:John Hilliard Carnegie, son
Spouse:Eleanor Hilliard (1858),
Frances Snyder

John Carnegie (April 23, 1837  - January 10, 1910) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Peterborough West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1871 and from 1883 to 1886.

He was born in Douro, Upper Canada in 1837, the son of a Scottish immigrant, and educated in Peterborough and Brantford. He served on the Douro council from 1859 to 1866 and was reeve from 1864 to 1866. He was secretary and treasurer for the agricultural society for Peterborough County. He married Eleanor Hilliard in 1858 and later married Frances Snyder. Carnegie was owner and editor of the Peterboro Review and the Canada Lumberman. He was also a director of the Ontario Mutual Assurance Company. He was defeated by Thomas McCulloch Fairbairn for the Peterborough West seat in 1871. He died in 1910.[1] [2]

His son John Hilliard Carnegie also later served in the provincial assembly.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Person Details for John Carnegie, "Ontario Deaths,1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947" — . Familysearch.org . 2013-11-20.
  2. Web site: Carnegie, John, 1837-1910 - Archeion . Archeion.ca . 2013-11-20.