John Richardson (April 5, 1843 – August 26, 1915) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented

York East York East was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada at different times. It was located in the province of Ontario. History The first federal riding of York East was created by the British North America Act ...

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 ...

from 1894 to 1904 as a Liberal member. He was born in Scarborough, Canada West and was educated at Victoria College in

Cobourg Cobourg ( ) is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Southern Ontario east of Toronto and east of Oshawa. It is the largest town in and seat of Northumberland County. Its nearest neighbour is Port Hope, to the west. It is ...

. Richardson served on the township council for Scarborough from 1876 to 1894, serving as reeve from 1881 to 1894, and also served as warden for York County. He died in 1915."Late John Richardson, Noted County Resident: Clerk of County Court ...", The Globe (1844-1936); Aug 27, 1915; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail (1844-2009) pg. 7

References

* ''A History of Scarborough'', ed. Robert R. Bonis (1965)

External links

''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897'' JA Gemmill
* 1843 births 1915 deaths Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Mayors of Scarborough, Ontario 19th-century mayors of places in Ontario 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario {{Liberal-Ontario-MPP-stub