John McLaughlin (January 8, 1849 – June 4, 1911) was an
Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented
Stormont in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA, french: Assemblée législative de l'Ontario) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by ...
as a
Conservative member from 1898 to 1902.
He was born in
Cornwall Township,
Canada West, the son of Felix McLaughlin, an
Irish immigrant. McLaughlin was also involved in the lumber trade. He lived at
Avonmore in
Roxborough Township. In 1872, McLaughlin married Jennett (Janet?) Runions. He served as deputy reeve for the township from 1885 to 1886. He died in Avonmore in 1911.
External links
''Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry : a history, 1784-1945'', JG Harkness (1946)*
1849 births
1911 deaths
Canadian people of Ulster-Scottish descent
People from the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
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