John Brown (October 19, 1849 – October 17, 1924) was a general agent and politician in

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, Canada. He represented

Perth North Perth North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Pert ...

in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1898 to 1902 and from 1903 to 1904 as a

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. He was born in Downie township, Perth County,

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. Brown was mayor of Stratford from 1890 to 1891. He married Isabella Gunn. Brown was first elected to the Ontario assembly in 1898. He was defeated by

John C. Monteith John C. Monteith (1853 – November 1940)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134179842/john-charles-monteith was a politician from the Canadian province of Ontario. He was mayor of Stratford, Ontario, Stratford in 1893 and 1894. He was born ...

in 1902 but that election was declared invalid and Brown was elected in a 1903 by-election.

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* 1849 births 1924 deaths Mayors of Stratford, Ontario Ontario Liberal Party MPPs People from Perth County, Ontario {{Liberal-Ontario-MPP-stub