John Lee (Canadian politician) explained

John Lee
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1901
Term End1:1904
Predecessor1:Robert Ferguson
Successor1:Philip Henry Bowyer
Constituency1:Kent East
Party:Liberal
Birth Date:5 March 1845
Birth Place:Orford township, Kent County, Canada West
Death Place:Kent, Ontario
Occupation:Farmer

John "Big John" Lee (March 5, 1845 – January 16, 1915) was a farmer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Kent East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1901 to 1904 as a Liberal.[1]

The son of John and Sarah Lee, both natives of Ireland, he was born in Orford township and was educated there. In 1865, he married Rebecca Attridge. He was a Methodist.[2] Lee imported Lincoln sheep from England to raise on his farm.[3]

Lee served on the Orford township council from 1869 to 1870, was deputy reeve in 1872, was reeve from 1873 to 1878 and was warden for Kent County in 1875. He was also a justice of the peace.[4] He was first elected to the Ontario assembly in a 1901 by-election[1] held following the death of Robert Ferguson.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Lee, MPP . ontla.on.ca . . February 9, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101224080733/http://ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=1404 . December 24, 2010.
  2. Book: Magurn, Arnott J . Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1903.
  3. Web site: Lee, Herbert M. (1877 - 1966) . Kent Agricultural Hall of Fame . Municipality of Chatham-Kent . February 9, 2016.
  4. Book: Cochrane, William . The Canadian Album: Men of Canada; Or, Success by Example, in Religion, Patriotism, Business, Law, Medicine, Education and Agriculture; Containing Portraits ... . Bradley, Garretson & Company . 241 . Hopkins, John Castell . Hunter, W J . 1891 . February 9, 2016.
  5. Book: Commemorative biographical record of the county of Kent, Ontario ... . 1904 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070929104613/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=9160 . 2007-09-29.