John Waters (July 4, 1829 – December 7, 1910) was a Canadian Liberal legislator who, from June 1879 to May 1894, represented the Ontario riding of

Middlesex North Middlesex North was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1917. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the ...

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 ...

where, in 1893, he introduced a bill which would have given women the vote in provincial elections. He was born in Scotland in 1829. From 1868 to 1875, prior to his service in the Legislative Assembly, Waters held the title of

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, as the elected administrator for rural municipality of East Williams Township and, in 1875, served as warden for Middlesex County. He died at his London, Ontario home on December 7, 1910.

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Gemmill, John Alexander. ''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1887''
Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Ontario Liberal Party candidates in Ontario provincial elections Mayors of places in Ontario People from Middlesex County, Ontario 1829 births 1910 deaths Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{Ontario-mayor-stub