John Augustus Barron was a Canadian politician

Politician

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 and lawyer

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. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 in 1887 as Member of the Liberal Party

Liberal Party of Canada

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 in the riding

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 of Victoria North

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. He was re-elected in 1891 but unseated by petition and lost in the riding by-election on February 11, 1892. Prior to his federal experience, he was reeve of Lindsay, Ontario

Lindsay, Ontario

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 for eight years. He also participated in the Fenian Raids

Fenian raids

Between 1866 and 1871, the Fenian raids of the Fenian Brotherhood who were based in the United States; on British army forts, customs posts and other targets in Canada, were fought to bring pressure on Britain to withdraw from Ireland. They divided many Catholic Irish-Canadians, many of whom were...

 between 1866 and 1871. He also authored numerous books.