John Harold (9 November 1873 – 16 February 1947) was a

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and Unionist member of the

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. He was born in

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and became a manufacturer. He was elected to Parliament at the Brant riding in the 1917 general election. After serving one federal term, the

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, Harold left the House of Commons and did not seek re-election in the 1921 general vote. He made one attempt to return to Parliament when he was a

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candidate for Brant in the 1930 federal election but lost to Franklin Smoke, the incumbent at that time. He died at his home in

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on 16 February 1947.

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* 1873 births 1947 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Politicians from Brantford Unionist Party (Canada) MPs {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub