John C. Monteith (1853 – November 1940)https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134179842/john-charles-monteith was a politician from the Canadian province of

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. He was mayor of Stratford in 1893 and 1894. He was born in Stratford, Canada West, the son of

Andrew Monteith Andrew Monteith (August 15, 1823 – February 1, 1896) was a Canadian businessman and political figure in Ontario. He represented Perth North in the Parliament of Ontario from 1867 to 1874 and in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conserva ...

. Monteith served as reeve, city councillor and mayor for Stratford. He was elected to represent

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 Perth ...

in the

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in 1902 but his election was overturned later that year after an appeal.

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''History of the County of Perth from 1825 to 1902'', W. Johnston (1903)
1853 births 1940 deaths Canadian people of Ulster-Scottish descent Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Mayors of Stratford, Ontario {{Ontario-mayor-stub