John Drew Sperry (February 10, 1851 – October 7, 1933) was a merchant and political figure in
Nova Scotia
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, Canada. He represented Lunenburg County in the
Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1889 to 1896, from 1897 to 1901 and from 1902 to 1906. Sperry represented
Lunenburg in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1909 to 1911 as a
Liberal
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member.
Early life and education
He was born in
Petite Rivière, Nova Scotia
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, the son of John Charles Sperry and Mary Ann Drew,
and was educated at the Sackville Academy.
Career
He served 12 years on the
Lunenburg County council, also serving as county warden.
Sperry was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1889 by-election held after the death of
George A. Ross.
Also at He resigned his seat in 1896 to run unsuccessfully for a federal seat. He was first elected to the House of Commons in a 1909 by-election held after Alexander Kenneth Maclean
resigned his seat to serve in the provincial assembly; Sperry was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1911.
Death
He died in Petite Rivière at the age of 82.
Personal life
Sperry married Maria Dauphinee. His son Aubrey Sperry">Aubrey
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also served in the provincial assembly.
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1851 births
1933 deaths
Nova Scotia Liberal Party MLAs
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia