John Thomas Grange Explained

John Thomas Grange
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1871
Term End1:1879
Predecessor1:John Stevenson
Successor1:George Douglas Hawley
Constituency1:Lennox
Party:Conservative
Birth Date:30 January 1837
Birth Place:Napanee, Upper Canada
Death Place:Kingston, Ontario
Occupation:Merchant
Spouse:Jane Ann Scales (m. 1857)

John Thomas Grange (January 30, 1837  - April 20, 1924) was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Lennox in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1871 to 1879.

The son of William Grange, he was born in Nepanee, Upper Canada in 1837. Grange served on the town council and was reeve of Napanee. In 1857, he married Jane Ann Scales. Grange ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1867.[1] He died in 1924.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Morgan, Henry James . The Canadian Parliamentary Companion . H.J. Morgan . 388-89 . 1876.
  2. Web site: John Thomas Grange . Familysearch.org.