John Supple Explained

John Supple
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1867
Term End1:1869
Predecessor1:New riding
Successor1:Thomas Murray
Constituency1:Renfrew North
Office2:Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
Term Start2:1856
Term End2:1857
Predecessor2:Francis Hincks
Successor2:John Lorn McDougall Sr.
Constituency2:Renfrew County, Province of Canada
Party:Conservative
Birth Date: 1810
Birth Place:Ireland
Death Place:Pembroke, Ontario
Profession:Businessman

John Supple (ca 1810  - 1869) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Renfrew North in the 1st Parliament of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1869.

He was born in Ireland around 1810. Supple was a lumber merchant in the Pembroke area and a director of the Upper Ottawa Steamboat Company. He was elected in an 1856 by-election to represent Renfrew in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada and was elected to represent Renfrew North in the provincial legislature after Confederation. His former estate is now the site of the city hall in Pembroke.

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