John Barr (Canadian politician)
| John Barr | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Dufferin | |
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In office 1904–1909 | |
| Preceded by | District was created in 1903 |
| Succeeded by | John Best |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Dufferin | |
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In office 1875–1879 | |
| Preceded by | District was created |
| Succeeded by | William Jelly |
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In office 1890–1894 | |
| Preceded by | Falkner Cornwall Stewart |
| Succeeded by | William Dynes |
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In office 1898–1904 | |
| Preceded by | William Dynes |
| Succeeded by | John Roaf Barber |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 4, 1843 Elizabethtown, Canada West |
| Died | November 19, 1909 (aged 66) |
| Political party | Conservative |
John Barr (March 4, 1843 – November 19, 1909) was an Ontario-based Canadian physician and political figure. He represented Dufferin in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1875 to 1879, from 1890 to 1894 and from 1898 to 1904 and in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1909 as a Conservative member. From 1890 to 1894, he was a member of the provincial Conservative Equal Rights Party.
He was born near Elizabethtown (later Brockville) in Canada West in 1843, the son of Irish immigrants. He graduated as an M.D. from Victoria University in 1866. Barr served as an associated coroner for Grey County. He was Deputy Master in the South Grey County Orange Lodge. Barr first set up practice in Horning's Mills but later moved to Shelburne. In 1880, he married Ermina E. Palmer. After being reelected in 1879, he was unseated after an appeal. He was later reelected several times to the provincial and federal assemblies. He died in office in 1909.
References
- John Barr (Canadian politician) – Parliament of Canada biography
- The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891 JA Gemmill
- Ontario Legislative Assembly Parliamentarian History