John Barr (Canadian politician)

John Barr
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Dufferin
In office
1904–1909
Preceded by District was created in 1903
Succeeded by John Best
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Dufferin
In office
1875–1879
Preceded by District was created
Succeeded by William Jelly
In office
1890–1894
Preceded by Falkner Cornwall Stewart
Succeeded by William Dynes
In office
1898–1904
Preceded by William Dynes
Succeeded by John Roaf Barber
Personal details
Born (1843-03-04)March 4, 1843
Elizabethtown, Canada West
Died November 19, 1909(1909-11-19) (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.

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