John Holmes (1828 – 22 September 1879)[1] was a Canadian politician and surveyor.[2]
John Holmes | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Carleton | |
| In office 1867–1872 | |
| Preceded by | Riding created (See Canadian Confederation) |
| Succeeded by | John Rochester |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1828 Newtownforbes, County Longford, Ireland |
| Died | September 22, 1879 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Political party | Liberal-Conservative Party |
| Profession | Politician, Surveyor |
He was born in Newtownforbes, County Longford, Ireland in 1828,[2] the son of Alexander Holmes, and was educated in Ireland. He came to Upper Canada in 1846 and settled in Huntley Township where he became a provincial land surveyor. He married Eliza Graham. Holmes served seven years as reeve for the township and was also warden for Carleton County for five years.[3] He served as captain in the local militia from 1866 to 1875.
Elected in the Canadian federal election of 1867, he served as the Liberal-Conservative Member of Parliament representing the riding of Carleton in the province of Ontario. He was defeated in the 1872 and 1874 elections, and never again sat in Parliament.[2] He died in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1879.[3]
Electoral record
edit| 1874 Canadian federal election: Carleton, Ontario | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | John Rochester | 870 | 47.08 | –5.89 | ||||
| Unknown | John Holmes | 631 | 34.15 | –12.46 | ||||
| Unknown | J. Wallace | 347 | 18.78 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,848 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.28 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[4] | ||||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election: Carleton, Ontario | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | John Rochester | 1,024 | 52.97 | +4.91 | ||||
| Unknown | John Holmes | 901 | 46.61 | –5.33 | ||||
| Unknown | William Montgomery | 6 | 0.31 | |||||
| Unknown | J. Mills | 2 | 0.10 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,933 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal–Conservative | Swing | +5.12 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[5] | ||||||||
| 1867 Canadian federal election: Carleton, Ontario | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal–Conservative | John Holmes | 1,087 | 51.94 | |||||
| Conservative | John Rochester | 1,006 | 48.06 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,093 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Source: Canadian Elections Database[6] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208686938/john-holmes
- ^ a b c John Holmes – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1874 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.