John Burnham (December 3, 1842 – December 29, 1897) was a
Canadian physician and politician from the province of
Ontario.
Born in
St. Thomas,
Canada West,
the son of Mark Burnham,
he came to the
County of Peterborough with his father in 1852, and located in the Village of
Ashburnham. He received his medical education in Toronto and graduated in 1862, when he commenced practice in Ashburnham. He was a captain in the 57th Regiment of Canadian Volunteer Militia, "Peterborough Rangers".
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He was first elected to 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.
The House of Common ...
in the
1878 election for the riding of
Peterborough East
Peterborough East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Pe ...
. A
Conservative, he was re-elected in the
1882 election. He was defeated in the
1887 election and was re-elected in the
1891 election. He was defeated again in the
1896 election. He was also reeve of Ashburnham Township.
In 1868, he married Maria Rogers. Burnham died in Ashburnham at the age of 56.
References
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1842 births
1897 deaths
Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
People from St. Thomas, Ontario