John Perry Vrooman Explained

John Perry Vrooman
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term1:1923 (June - August)
Predecessor1:Reginald Amherst Fowler
Successor1:Charles Wesley Hambly
Constituency1:Frontenac—Lennox
Party:Liberal
Birth Date:25 February 1860
Birth Place:Centreville, Lennox and Addington County, Canada West
Death Place:Kingston, Ontario
Occupation:Physician

John Perry Vrooman (February 25, 1860  - August 20, 1923) was an Ontario physician and political figure. He represented Lennox in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member in 1923.

He was born in Centreville, Lennox and Addington County, Canada West, the son of William H. Vrooman. He practiced in Yarker for 8 years, then moved to Napanee in 1896. He married Rose Elizabeth Catherall. Vrooman was mayor of Napanee in 1903.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate for a seat in the House of Commons in 1911. In June 1923 provincial election, he was elected in the riding of Lennox.[2] He died in two month later in August and did not get a chance to serve in the provincial house. He was buried in Napanee.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mayors of Old Napanee, 1865-1988 . Lennox and Addington Historical Society . 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060518040208/http://www.rootsweb.com/~onlennox/Napmayors.html . May 18, 2006 . dead.
  2. News: Results of Yesterday's Election by Constituencies . The Globe . June 26, 1923 . Toronto . 4.