John Augustus Barron (July 11, 1850 in
Toronto
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(Ontario), Canada West, Canada – January 8, 1936 in
Stratford, Ontario
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) was a
Canadian
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politician
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and
lawyer
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. He was elected to the
House of Commons of Canada
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in 1887 as Member of the
Liberal Party
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in the
riding of
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. He was re-elected in 1891 but unseated by petition and lost in the riding by-election on February 11, 1892. Prior to his federal experience, he was
reeve of
Lindsay, Ontario
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for eight years. He also participated in the
Fenian Raids between 1866 and 1871. He also authored numerous books.
In 1897, Barron was appointed judge of
Perth County and served as county judge until his retirement in 1925. Barron died in Stratford, Ontario.
["Judge J. Barron Dies In Stratford"](_blank)
''Ottawa Citizen''. January 8, 1936 (pg. 10). Retrieved 2020-10-28. He is buried at Avondale Cemetery in Stratford.
The geography Township of Barron in
Nipissing District
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was named after him, which in turn gave its name to the
Barron River.
Ice hockey pioneer
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John Barron was one of the early pioneering forces regarding organized competitive
ice hockey
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in Canada. While in
Ottawa
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he was a member of the
Rideau Hall Rebels
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ice hockey team (alongside
James Creighton and Lord
Frederick Stanleys two sons
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Edward
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) which toured western Ontario and played exhibition games in order to stimulate interest in the game.
Between 1890 and 1891, during the first two years of the
Ontario Hockey Association
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(OHA), Barron acted as a vice-president of the league. When the OHA was founded on November 27, 1890, at
Queen's Hotel in Toronto Barron was chairman of the meeting.
John Barron's son Frederic "Fritz" Barron died while playing a game of ice hockey at the
Auditorium Rink in
Winnipeg
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with his
Dominion Bank
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team on February 1, 1901. He was 22 years old. Fritz Barron, who was said to have had a weak heart, was allegedly hit by a puck in the
solar plexus
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region and died not long after. His physician claimed cause of death was due to his weak heart condition coupled with too vigorous participation in the game.
"Sad death of F. W. Barron"
''Winnipeg Tribune''. Feb. 2, 1901 (pg. 8). Retrieved 2020-10-28.
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1850 births
1936 deaths
Ice hockey executives
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Ontario Hockey Association executives
Politicians from Toronto