John Wesley Burgess Explained

John Wesley Burgess
Birth Date:1907 5, df=y
Birth Place:Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada
Riding:Lambton—Kent
Term Start:1962
Term End:1963
Predecessor:Ernest John Campbell
Successor:Mac McCutcheon
Profession:lawyer
Party:Liberal

John Wesley Burgess (19 May 1907  - 1 September 1990) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Wallaceburg, Ontario and became a lawyer by career.

He was first elected at the Lambton—Kent riding in the 1962 general election. After serving his only term, the 25th Parliament, he was defeated in the 1963 federal election by Mac McCutcheon of the Progressive Conservative party.