John Christie Walker Reid (July 25, 1871—?) was a politician in Manitoba

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, Canada

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. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post...

 from 1910 to 1914, as a member of the Conservative Party

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

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.

Reid was born in Edinburgh

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, Scotland

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, and educated in that city. He came to Canada in 1889, and worked as a farmer. In religion, he was a Presbyterian.

He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1910 provincial election

Manitoba general election, 1910

Manitoba's general election of July 11, 1910 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.The result was a fourth consecutive majority government for the Conservative Party of Manitoba, led by premier Rodmond Palen Roblin. Roblin's electoral machine won...

, defeating Liberal

Manitoba Liberal Party

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 incumbent Robert S. Thornton by six votes in Deloraine. The Conservatives won the election, and Reid served in the legislature as a government backbencher.

He was defeated in the 1914 election

Manitoba general election, 1914

Manitoba's general election of July 10, 1914 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.The result was a fifth consecutive majority government for the Conservative Party, led by premier Rodmond P. Roblin...

, losing his constituency seat to Thornton by 204 votes. He attempted to return to the legislature in the elections of 1915

Manitoba general election, 1915

Manitoba's general election of August 6, 1915 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.This election was held only one year after the previous general election of 1914. In that election, the governing Conservatives of premier Rodmond P. Roblin were...

 and 1920

Manitoba general election, 1920

Manitoba's general election of 29 June 1920 was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.-Background:...

, but lost both times to Thornton.