John Bryson (November 30, 1849 – January 20, 1896) was a Quebec lumberman, farmer and political figure. He represented Pontiac in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1891 and from 1892 to 1896 as a Conservative Party of Canada member.[1]
He was born in Fort Coulonge, Canada East,[1] the son of George Bryson, Sr. and Robina Cobb.[2] In 1874, he married Mary, the daughter of Thomas Bryson.[3] Bryson was mayor of Mansfield-et-Pontefract from 1882 to 1889 and mayor of Fort Coulonge from 1889 to 1890.[4] He was defeated when he ran for reelection provincially in 1891 by Thomas Murray but, following an appeal of the election results, won the by-election held in 1892.[1] Bryson died in office at the age of 46.
His brother George served as a member of the province's Legislative Council.
| 1891 Canadian federal election: Pontiac | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Thomas Murray | 1,100 | 41.01 | +4.52 | ||||
| Unknown | H.M. McLean | 795 | 29.64 | |||||
| Conservative | John Bryson | 787 | 29.34 | -34.16 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,682 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1887 Canadian federal election: Pontiac | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | John Bryson | 1,681 | 63.51 | +17.40 | ||||
| Liberal | Thomas Craig | 966 | 36.49 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,647 | 100.00 | ||||||
| 1882 Canadian federal election: Pontiac | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | John Bryson | 1,047 | 46.10 | -7.95 | ||||
| Unknown | N. McCuaig | 931 | 41.00 | |||||
| Unknown | W. Somerville | 293 | 12.90 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,271 | 100.00 | ||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c John Bryson – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1887, JA Gemmill
- ^ Répertoire des élus municipaux en Outaouais 1845 à 1975
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