John Warren (politician)
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John Warren was a merchant and political figure in Upper Canada
. He represented Haldimand
in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
from 1831 to 1832.
He was the son of John Warren
, customs collector at Fort Erie
. Warren, who lived in Bertie Township
, operated a ferry between Fort Erie and what is now Buffalo, New York
. He served as an officer in the militia, reaching the rank of colonel. Warren was also a justice of the peace
for the Niagara District and succeeded his father as customs collector at Fort Erie in 1815. He was elected to the assembly in an 1831 by-election held after the election of John Brant
was overturned. Warren died in office in September of the following year.
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 represented Haldimand
Haldimand County, Ontario
Haldimand is a rural city-status single-tier municipality on the Niagara Peninsula in Southern Ontario, Canada, on the north shore of Lake Erie, and on the Grand River. Municipal offices are located in Cayuga....
in the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
The Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791. It was the elected legislature for the province of Upper Canada and functioned as the province's lower house in the Parliament of Upper Canada...
from 1831 to 1832.
He was the son of John Warren
John Warren (soldier)
John Warren was a soldier, official and merchant in Upper Canada.Warren served in the British army from 1755; in 1778, he was appointed commissary at Fort Erie. In 1788, he was named justice of the peace for the Nassau District and, in 1790, a road commissioner for the district...
, customs collector at Fort Erie
Fort Erie, Ontario
Fort Erie is a town on the Niagara River in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. It is located directly across the river from Buffalo, New York....
. Warren, who lived in Bertie Township
Bertie Township, Ontario
Bertie Township was a township in Upper Canada, later Ontario, located on the south-east corner of the Niagara Peninsula.In 1970, it was amalgamated into the town of Fort Erie, Ontario.- References :...
, operated a ferry between Fort Erie and what is now Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
. He served as an officer in the militia, reaching the rank of colonel. Warren was also a justice of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for the Niagara District and succeeded his father as customs collector at Fort Erie in 1815. He was elected to the assembly in an 1831 by-election held after the election of John Brant
John Brant
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was overturned. Warren died in office in September of the following year.