John Wesley Widdifield (March 16, 1869 – October 14, 1943) was an

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political figure. He represented

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as a

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member from 1919 to 1929. He was born in Uxbridge Township, the son of Warren Playter Widdifield. He was educated in Uxbridge and at the

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, later receiving a degree from

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. In 1895, he married Lucy Dike. Widdifield also served as reeve for Uxbridge. He was first elected as a United Farmers candidate in a by-election held in the spring of 1919 but was elected as a Liberal in 1919, 1923 and 1926. He died in 1943 when he was stricken while he was driving to the funeral of a friend at his hometown of Uxbridge.

References

* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1922'', EJ Chambers

External links

* 1869 births 1943 deaths Canadian Methodists People from Uxbridge, Ontario United Farmers of Ontario MLAs {{Ontario-MPP-stub