John Dowsley Reid, (1 January 1859 – 26 August 1929) was a Canadian businessman, physician, and parliamentarian. A

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, he was a long-standing Member of Parliament in the

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for the

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Grenville South Grenville South was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. It was created by the Bri ...

(named simply Grenville after 1903). He was first elected in the Canadian federal election of 1891 and was re-elected seven more times. During his years in the House of Commons, he served as a

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in a variety of posts in the

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, including: *

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(10 October 1911 – 11 October 1917) *

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(12 October 1917 – 20 September 1921) * Minister of Customs and Inland Revenue (Acting) 2 September 1919 – 30 December 1919) *

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(Acting) (6 August 1919 – 2 September 1919) and (31 December 1919 – 12 July 1920) On 22 September 1921, he was appointed to the

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on the recommendation of

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. He represented the senatorial division of Grenville, Ontario until his death.

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