John Tolmie | |
Constituency Mp: | Bruce West |
Parliament: | Canadian |
Successor: | District was abolished in 1903 |
Term Start: | 1896 |
Term End: | 1904 |
Constituency Mp2: | Bruce North |
Parliament2: | Canadian |
Successor2: | Hugh Clark |
Term Start2: | 1906 |
Term End2: | 1911 |
Birth Date: | 30 August 1845 |
Birth Place: | Balgowan, Inverness-shire, Scotland |
Party: | Liberal |
John Tolmie (August 30, 1845 - February 10, 1916) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Inverness-shire, Scotland, the son of Alexander Tolmie and Mary Fraser,[1] he emigrated to Canada with his parents in 1868 and settled in Bruce Township, Ontario.[2] A salt manufacturer in Kincardine, Ontario,[1] he was Reeve of Bruce Township for four years, Deputy-Reeve of Kincardine for one year, and for two years Mayor of Kincardine.[2] In 1883, Tolmie married Maggie H. Paterson.[1] He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for Bruce West in 1896. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1900 but did not run in 1904. He was elected in a 1906 by-election for Bruce North after the death of the sitting MP and was re-elected in 1908. He was defeated in 1911. Tolmie died in Kincardine at the age of 70.[1]