John Allan Auld (June 22, 1853 – August 8, 1924) was an

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newspaper owner and political figure. He represented

Essex South ''For the defunct provincial electoral district, see Essex South (provincial electoral district).'' Essex South was a federal and provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to ...

in the

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as a

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member from 1896 to 1908. He was born in

Warwick Warwick ( ) is a market town, civil parish and the county town of Warwickshire in the Warwick District in England, adjacent to the River Avon. It is south of Coventry, and south-east of Birmingham. It is adjoined with Leamington Spa and Whi ...

, Lambton County, Canada West, the son of John Auld, a

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immigrant. Auld apprenticed as a printer with

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in Strathroy. He established the ''

Amherstburg Echo The ''Amherstburg Echo'' was a newspaper which served Amherstburg, Ontario from 1874 to 2012. History The Amherstburg Echo was founded in November 1874 by William D. Balfour and John A. Auld. The first home of the ''Amherstburg Echo'' was in ...

'' with

William Douglas Balfour William Douglas Balfour (August 2, 1851 – August 19, 1896) was a speaker for the Legislature of Ontario in 1895–1896 and served as Liberal MLA for Essex South from 1882 to 1896. He was born in Forfar, Scotland in 1851, the son of David B ...

in 1874. In 1877, Auld married Anna Hamilton. He served on the public school board for Amherstburg and was reeve from 1885 to 1896. In 1890, he was warden for Essex County. Auld was elected to the provincial legislature in an 1896 by-election held after the death of William Balfour, his former partner. He died in Warwick in 1924. His brother William H. Auld was editor of The Essex Free Press.

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897'' JA Gemmill
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''Commemorative biographical record of the county of Essex, Ontario ...'' (1905)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Auld, John Allan 1853 births 1924 deaths Ontario Liberal Party MPPs