John Howard Myers was a farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

. He represented 1st Queens

1st Queens

1st Queens was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the westernmost portion of Queens County....

 from 1912 to 1915 and 4th Prince

4th Prince

4th Prince was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993....

 from 1923 to 1926 in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, along with the Lieutenant-Governor, forms the parliament of the province. The General Assembly meets at Province House, which is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown....

 and Queen's

Queen's (Prince Edward Island electoral district)

Queen's was a federal electoral district in Prince Edward Island, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1968.This riding was created in 1903 from parts of East Prince, East Queen's and West Queen's ridings....

 in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 as a Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...

 member.

He was born in Hampton, Prince Edward Island

Hampton, Prince Edward Island

Hampton is a small Canadian rural community located in southwestern Queens County, Prince Edward Island.Situated immediately east of Crapaud in the township of Lot 29, Hampton functions as a small highway service centre, with gas stations and convenience store.The area was named in 1865 by Mrs....

, the son of Abraham Myers and Annie McNeill, and was educated at Prince of Wales College

Prince of Wales College

Prince of Wales College is a former university college, which was located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. PWC merged with St. Dunstan's University in 1969 to form the University of Prince Edward Island....

. In 1905, Myers married Adelaide Dixon. He served in the province's Executive Council as Minister of Agriculture and Provincial Secretary from 1923 to 1926. Myers ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1921 and 1926. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1935. Myers died on his son's farm in Hampton

Hampton, Prince Edward Island

Hampton is a small Canadian rural community located in southwestern Queens County, Prince Edward Island.Situated immediately east of Crapaud in the township of Lot 29, Hampton functions as a small highway service centre, with gas stations and convenience store.The area was named in 1865 by Mrs....

 at the age of 76 while helping with the potato harvest.

His son Frank

Frank Myers (politician)

Frank Sheldon Myers was a farmer and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Queens in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1951 to 1955 and from 1957 to 1970 as a Conservative....

served in the Prince Edward Island assembly.