John Joseph Dearin (ca 1818 – July 25, 1890) was a

pharmacist A pharmacist, also known as a chemist (Commonwealth English) or a druggist (North American and, archaically, Commonwealth English), is a healthcare professional who prepares, controls and distributes medicines and provides advice and instructi ...

and political figure in

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

. He represented

St. John's East St. John's East (french: St. John's-Est; formerly known as St. John's North) is a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1949. It covers a part of St ...

in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1873 to 1878, from 1882 to 1885 and from 1889 to 1890. He was born in St. John's, the son of William Dearin and Elizabeth King. Dearin apprenticed with a pharmacist in St. John's and then worked in Harbour Grace. He returned to St. John's where he opened an apothecary shop with his brother in the 1840s. Dearin also practised as a dentist. He opposed union with Canada. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1878 and 1885. Dearin died in office in St. John's in 1890.

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* Members of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly Year of birth missing 1890 deaths 1810s births Newfoundland Colony people {{Newfoundland-politician-stub