John Fell | |
Office1: | Ontario MPP |
Term Start1: | 1886 |
Term End1: | 1894 |
Predecessor1: | New riding |
Successor1: | John Hilliard Carnegie |
Constituency1: | Victoria East |
Term Start2: | 1883 |
Term End2: | 1886 |
Predecessor2: | Samuel Stanley Peck |
Successor2: | Riding abolished |
Constituency2: | Victoria North |
Party: | Conservative |
Birth Date: | 21 January 1819 |
Death Place: | Somerville Township, Victoria County, Ontario |
Occupation: | Farmer |
John Fell (January 21, 1819 - February 5, 1901) was an Ontario businessman, farmer and political figure. He represented Victoria North from 1883 to 1890 as a Conservative member.
He was born in Ingleby Greenhow, Yorkshire, England in 1819, the son of a farmer, and grew up there. He married Jane Carling in 1842[1] Fell came to Durham County, Canada West in 1854. He first settled at Cavan but moved to Somerville Township in 1860. He operated a sawmill and shingle mill. Fell was reeve of Somerville and warden for Victoria County. He also served as postmaster for Bury's Green. He ran unsuccessfully in Victoria North in 1879.