John S. Gallagher
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John S. Gallagher was an Ontario
merchant and political figure. He represented Frontenac
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
from 1898 to 1911 as a Conservative
member.
He was born in Portland Township, Leeds County
, Upper Canada
. He served as treasurer for the township and was chairman of the High School Board for Leeds. Gallagher was a hay and grain dealer in Harrowsmith
. In 1881, he married a Miss Mills. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the provincial assembly in 1894.
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....
merchant and political figure. He represented Frontenac
Frontenac (Ontario electoral district)
Frontenac was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925. It was located in 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...
from 1898 to 1911 as a Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...
member.
He was born in Portland Township, Leeds County
Leeds County, Ontario
Leeds County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.The county was created in 1792, and merged with Grenville County in 1850 to create Leeds and Grenville County....
, 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...
. He served as treasurer for the township and was chairman of the High School Board for Leeds. Gallagher was a hay and grain dealer in Harrowsmith
Harrowsmith, Ontario
Harrowsmith is a small town north of Kingston, Ontario, once famous for its cheddar cheese, produced by the Harrowsmith Cheese Factory. As a farming village in an area resettled by many back-to-the-land emigrants from urban areas in the 1960s-1980s, the village gave its name to the country living...
. In 1881, he married a Miss Mills. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the provincial assembly in 1894.