John Aaron Weese (6 March 1891 – 12 July 1981) was a
Conservative member of the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
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. He was born in
Ameliasburgh, Ontario
Ameliasburgh is a village in the Township of Ameliasburgh in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.
The village of Ameliasburgh was sometimes known as "Roblin's Mills" after one of its early settlers and the mill he built; the shallow lake to th ...
and became a farmer.
Weese attended school at
Rossmore, Ontario. From 1923 to 1926, Weese was reeve of
Ameliasburgh Township, Ontario
Ameliasburgh is an historic township in southern Ontario, Canada, one of the three original townships that formed Prince Edward County. The other two townships were Marysburgh and Sophiasburgh. Originally known as Seventh Town, it was renamed ...
, and served as a
Prince Edward County warden in 1926.
He was first elected to Parliament at the
Prince Edward—Lennox riding in the
1930 general election and served only one term, the
17th Canadian Parliament
The 17th Canadian Parliament was in session from 8 September 1930, until 14 August 1935. The membership was set by the 1930 federal election on 28 July 1930, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissol ...
. Weese left federal politics and did not seek re-election in the
1935 federal election. He died 12 July 1981 in Belleville, Ontario.
[http://bellevillelibrary.ca/photos/custom/genealogy/Obit%201980-1989.pdf]
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1891 births
20th-century Canadian farmers
Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
People from Prince Edward County, Ontario
1981 deaths
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