John Barr (March 4, 1843 – November 19, 1909) was an Ontario-based Canadian physician and political figure. He represented Dufferin in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1875 to 1879, from 1890 to 1894 and from 1898 to 1904 and in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1909 as a Conservative member. From 1890 to 1894, he was a member of the provincial Conservative Equal Rights Party.
John Barr | |
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| Member of Parliament for Dufferin | |
| In office 1904–1909 | |
| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | John Best |
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1898–1902 | |
| Preceded by | William Dynes |
| Succeeded by | John Roaf Barber |
| In office 1890–1894 | |
| Preceded by | Falkner Cornwall Stewart |
| Succeeded by | William Dynes |
| In office 1875–1879 | |
| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | William Jelly |
| Constituency | Dufferin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 4, 1843 Elizabethtown, Canada West |
| Died | November 19, 1909 (aged 66) |
| Political party | Conservative (Ontario), (1875-1902) |
| Other political affiliations | Conservative (Canada), (1904-1909) |
| Spouse |
Ermina E. Palmer (m. 1880) |
| Occupation | Physician |
He was born near Elizabethtown (later Brockville) in Canada West in 1843, the son of Irish immigrants. He graduated as an M.D. from Victoria University in 1866. Barr served as an associated coroner for Grey County. He was Deputy Master in the South Grey County Orange Lodge. Barr first set up practice in Horning's Mills but later moved to Shelburne. In 1880, he married Ermina E. Palmer. After being reelected in 1879, he was unseated after an appeal. He was later reelected several times to the provincial and federal assemblies. He died in office in 1909.
Electoral history
edit| 1875 Ontario general election: Dufferin | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John Barr | 982 | 46.06 | |||||
| Conservative | M. McCarthy | 727 | 34.10 | |||||
| Conservative | T. Armstrong | 390 | 18.29 | |||||
| Liberal | W. Parsons | 33 | 1.55 | |||||
| Turnout | 2,132 | 66.23 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 3,219 | |||||||
| Liberal–Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[1] | ||||||||
| 1879 Ontario general election: Dufferin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | John Barr | 1,357 | 55.32 | +2.93 | ||||
| Independent | Robert McGhee | 1,096 | 44.68 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,453 | 58.18 | −8.05 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 4,216 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal–Conservative | Swing | +2.93 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved 19 April 2024.