John Bennett (Canadian politician)
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John Bennett was an Ontario
farmer and political figure. He represented Stormont
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
as a Liberal-Patrons of Industry
member from 1894 to 1898.
He was born in Saint-Polycarpe
, Lower Canada
in 1832, the son of Thomas H. Bennett who served in the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
, and came to Roxborough Township in Upper Canada
with his parents while still young. Bennett served as reeve for Roxborough and was warden for Stormont County
in 1893. He defeated William Mack
for the provincial seat in 1894 and was defeated by John McLaughlin
in 1898.
Bennett died at his daughter's farm in Maxville in 1912.
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....
farmer and political figure. He represented Stormont
Stormont (electoral district)
Stormont was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1882, 1904 to 1917, and 1925 to 1968. It was located in the eastern part of the province of Ontario....
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-Patrons of Industry
Patrons of Industry
The Grand Association of the Patrons of Industry in Ontario was a Canadian farmers' organization formed in 1890 that cooperated with the urban labour movement to address the political frustrations of both groups with big business....
member from 1894 to 1898.
He was born in Saint-Polycarpe
Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec
Saint-Polycarpe is a Quebec municipality located in the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie region west of Montreal and just east of the Quebec-Ontario border...
, Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
in 1832, the son of Thomas H. Bennett who served in the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
Legislative Council of the Province of Canada
The Legislative Council of the Province of Canada was the upper house for the Province of Canada, which consisted of the former provinces of Lower Canada, then known as Canada East and later the province of Quebec, and Upper Canada, then known as Canada West and later the province of Ontario...
, and came to Roxborough Township in Upper Canada
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...
with his parents while still young. Bennett served as reeve for Roxborough and was warden for Stormont County
Stormont County, Ontario
Stormont County area is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario.Stormont was created in 1792, however, it was settled seven years earlier in 1785. Veterans of Loyalist regiments were among the first settlers...
in 1893. He defeated William Mack
William Mack
William Mack was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Cornwall from 1879 to 1883, Cornwall and Stormont from 1886 to 1890 and Stormont from 1890 to 1894 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member.He was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland in 1828, the son of Robert...
for the provincial seat in 1894 and was defeated by John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin (politician)
John McLaughlin was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Stormont in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1898 to 1902....
in 1898.
Bennett died at his daughter's farm in Maxville in 1912.