Joseph St. John Explained

Joseph W. St. John
Office:Ontario MPP
Constituency1:York West
Term Start1:1902
Term End1:1907
Predecessor1:William Hill
Successor1:Forbes Godfrey
Constituency2:York West
Term Start2:1894
Term End2:1898
Predecessor2:John Gilmour
Successor2:William Hill
Birth Date:17 July 1854
Birth Place:Brock Township, Canada West
Party:Conservative
Profession:Lawyer

Joseph Wesley St. John (July 17, 1854  - April 7, 1907) was speaker of the Legislature of Ontario from 1905 to 1907 and served as Conservative MLA for York West from 1894 to 1898 and from 1902 to 1907.[1]

He was born in Brock Township, Canada West in 1854, the son of James St. John, and educated at Victoria University in Cobourg. He studied law, was called to the bar in 1894 and set up practice in Toronto, Ontario.[2] He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1898 but was reelected in 1902. St. John also served in the Senate for the University of Toronto.[2] He died in office in 1907.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joseph Wesley St. John, MPP . ontla.on.ca . . June 21, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181313/http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=1880 . September 30, 2007.
  2. Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1905, AJ Magurn
  3. Book: Dale, Clare A . Whose servant I am" : speakers of the assemblies of the province of Upper Canada, Canada and Ontario, 1792-1992 . 195–98 . Ontario Legislative Library . Toronto . 1992 . August 28, 2014.