John Allan Auld
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John Allan Auld was an Ontario
newspaper owner and political figure. He represented Essex South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
as a Liberal member from 1896 to 1908.
He was born in Warwick
, Lambton County
, Canada West, the son of John Auld, a Scottish
immigrant. Auld apprenticed as a printer with Charles H. Mackintosh
in Strathroy. He established the Amherstburg Echo
with William Douglas Balfour in 1874. In 1877, Auld married Anna Hamilton. He served on the public school board for Amherstburg
and was reeve from 1885 to 1896. In 1890, he was warden for Essex County
. Auld was elected to the provincial legislature in an 1896 by-election held after the death of William Balfour, his former partner.
His brother William H. Auld was editor of The Essex Free Press.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
newspaper owner and political figure. He represented Essex South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
as a Liberal member from 1896 to 1908.
He was born in Warwick
Warwick, Ontario
Warwick is a rural township in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, with a population of 4,025.Bisected by the Egremont Road that was surveyed to link London with the Lake Huron shoreline in 1832, the township began to attract settlers including those helped by charitable organizations, such as Lord...
, Lambton County
Lambton County, Ontario
Lambton County is a census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. The county is located in Southwestern Ontario. It is bordered on the north by Lake Huron, which flows into the St. Clair River, the county's western border and part of the Canada-United States border. To the south is Lake...
, Canada West, the son of John Auld, a Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
immigrant. Auld apprenticed as a printer with Charles H. Mackintosh
Charles H. Mackintosh
Charles Herbert Mackintosh was a journalist, mayor of Ottawa from 1879–1881, represented Ottawa City as a Liberal-Conservative in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1887, and from 1890 to 1893, and served as Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories from 1893 to 1898.-Parentage and...
in Strathroy. He established the Amherstburg Echo
Amherstburg Echo
-History:The Amherstburg Echo was founded in November 1874 by William D. Balfour and John A. Auld. Upon Balfour's death in 1896, Arthur W. Marsh came to Amherstburg and joined Auld at the Echo...
with William Douglas Balfour in 1874. In 1877, Auld married Anna Hamilton. He served on the public school board for Amherstburg
Amherstburg, Ontario
Amherstburg is a Canadian town near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County, Ontario. It is approximately south of the U.S...
and was reeve from 1885 to 1896. In 1890, he was warden for Essex County
Essex County, Ontario
Essex County is a county and census division located in Southwestern Ontario and covers an area at the southernmost tip of Canada. The administrative seat is Essex...
. Auld was elected to the provincial legislature in an 1896 by-election held after the death of William Balfour, his former partner.
His brother William H. Auld was editor of The Essex Free Press.