Joseph Featherston or Featherstone (July 22, 1843 – July 17, 1913) was a Canadian

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advocate and

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. His career consisted of being a farmer and

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dealer in Toronto Township. He was president of the Dominion Live Stock Association in 1887 and 1st vice president of the Dominion Live Stock Insurance Company from 1887 – 1888. He also served as president of the Canadian Swine Breeders Association from 1890 – 1891. He served as a councillor, deputy reeve and reeve before entering federal politics. He was chosen as a Liberal candidate in Peel County to contest the general election for the

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in 1891 against the sitting Conservative member William Armstrong McCulla. Featherston won that election with a 54 majority, in what has been described as a "keen and exciting contest." That election was declared void; a

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which was held on February 11, 1892, gave Featherston a majority of 133. The next election Featherston participated in was against A. F. Campbell, publisher of the '' Brampton Conservator''. Featherston triumphed by a majority of 466, or 1891 to 1425. This marked the first time any Peel candidate won by a margin of over 100. Featherston's streak ended in 1900, to

Richard Blain Richard Blain (December 8, 1857 – November 27, 1926) was a Canadian politician. Born in Vienna, Canada West, the son of Isaac Blain and Mary Brodrick, Blain was a hardware merchant. In 1888, he married Hattie James. He was a member of the ...

External links

Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
* 1843 births 1913 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub