John Christie Walker Reid (July 25, 1871—January 13, 1942) was a farmer and politician in

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, Canada. He served in the

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from 1910 to 1914, as a member of the Conservative Party. Reid was born in

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, the son of William Reid,

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, and Elizabeth Geddes Walker, and was educated in that city. He came to Canada in 1889 and worked as a farmer. In religion, he was a

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. He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1910 provincial election, defeating

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incumbent Robert S. Thornton by six votes in Deloraine. The Conservatives won the election, and Reid served in the legislature as a government backbencher. He was defeated in the 1914 election, losing his constituency seat to Thornton by 204 votes. He attempted to return to the legislature in the elections of

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and

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, but lost both times to Thornton. Reid died in Glenwood at the age of 70.

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1871 births Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs 1942 deaths Politicians from Edinburgh Scottish emigrants to Canada 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba {{Manitoba-MLA-stub