John Fraser | |
Constituency Mp: | Lambton East |
Parliament: | Canadian |
Successor: | Oliver Simmons |
Term Start: | 1896 |
Term End: | 1900 |
Birth Date: | 3 March 1849 |
Birth Place: | Inverness-shire, Scotland |
Party: | Liberal |
John Fraser (March 3, 1849 - February 1, 1928) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Glen Urquhart, Inverness-shire, Scotland, Fraser came to Canada in 1852. He was mayor of Petrolia, Ontario from 1885 to 1889. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Lambton East in the 1896 federal election. A Liberal, he was defeated in 1900. In 1902, he was appointed Postmaster of Petrolia.