John David Baskerville (April 10, 1857
– January 31, 1926
) was a politician in
Manitoba, Canada, serving in the
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1915 to 1920.
Baskerville was born in
Ottawa
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,
Canada West (now
Ontario) the son of Joseph Baskerville, and was educated at Ramseys Corners. In 1888, he married Jennie Oatway. He moved to Manitoba and worked as a farmer, also serving as a municipal councillor and school trustee for 27 years.
[, ] In religion, Baskerville was a
Presbyterian.
He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the
1915 provincial election,
defeating his
Conservative opponent by 721 votes in the rural, southeastern constituency of
Emerson. The Liberals won a landslide majority government in this election, and Baskerville served as a backbench supporter of
Tobias Norris
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's administration for the next five years.
Baskerville was defeated in the
1920 provincial election,
finishing third against
Farmer candidate
Dmytro Yakimischak.
Around 1920, Baskerville retired from farming and moved to
Dominion City
Dominion City is an unincorporated community in the Municipality of Emerson – Franklin, Manitoba Canada. It is located in southeastern part of the province, approximately north of the Canada–United States border.
Dominion City is served b ...
.
He died in the
Rural Municipality of Franklin
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at the age of 68.
References
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1857 births
1926 deaths
Manitoba Liberal Party MLAs
Politicians from Ottawa
People from Emerson, Manitoba