John McLeod (Ontario politician) explained

John McLeod
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1871
Term End1:1879
Predecessor1:Edward Blake
Successor1:James Wellington McLaughlin
Term Start2:1867
Term End2:1871
Predecessor2:Riding established
Successor2:Edward Blake
Constituency2:Durham West
Party:Liberal
Birth Date:20 September 1833
Birth Place:Lancaster Township, Glengarry County, Upper Canada
Death Place:Bowmanville, Ontario
Occupation:Businessman

John McLeod (September 20, 1833  - March 9, 1879) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Durham West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1871 and from 1872 to 1879.

Biography

He was born in Lancaster Township in Upper Canada in 1833, the son of Scottish immigrants, and grew up there, later settling in Bowmanville. He served as warden for the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham. He was a director of the Bowmanville Furniture Manufacturing Company. He was reelected in 1872 by acclamation after Edward Blake resigned to retain his seat in the Canadian House of Commons. He died on March 9, 1879, at Bowmanville.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canadian Deaths 1878-1886.