John Goodall Snetsinger
John Goodall Snetsinger | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Cornwall and Stormont | |
In office 1896–1900 | |
Preceded by | Darby Bergin |
Succeeded by | Robert Abercrombie Pringle |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Cornwall | |
In office 1871–1875 | |
Preceded by | John Sandfield Macdonald |
Succeeded by | Alexander Fraser McIntyre |
In office 1875–1879 | |
Preceded by | Alexander Fraser McIntyre |
Succeeded by | William Mack |
Personal details | |
Born | Cornwall Township, Upper Canada | October 13, 1833
Died | December 9, 1909 New York City, New York | (aged 76)
Political party | Liberal |
Other political affiliations | Ontario Liberal Party |
John Goodall Snetsinger (October 13, 1833 – December 9, 1909) was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Cornwall in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1872 to 1879 and Cornwall and Stormont in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal from 1896 to 1900.
He was born in Cornwall Township in Upper Canada in 1833. He owned a gristmill and general store in the town of Moulinette. Snetsinger served as reeve for the township in 1869. He was elected to the Ontario legislature in an 1872 by-election and reelected in 1875. In 1896, he was elected to the federal parliament. He successfully lobbied the federal government for a small railway station on the Grand Trunk Railway line in Moulinette. He died in New York City in 1909 while visiting.
He was the maternal grandfather and a significant presence in the upbringing of travel writer M. Wylie Blanchet.[1]: 24
The town of Moulinette was permanently flooded during the building of the Saint Lawrence Seaway.[2]
References[]
- ^ Converse, Cathy (2018) [2008]. Horsdal, Marlyn (ed.). Following the Curve of Time: The Untold Story of Capi Blanchet (Book) (2nd ed.). TouchWood Editions. ISBN 978-1-77151-296-1.
- ^ "Moulinette". The Lost Villages Historical Society. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- John Goodall Snetsinger – Parliament of Canada biography
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history (archived)
- Heritage Highlights of Cornwall Township, Historical Society of Cornwall Township (1984)
- 1833 births
- 1909 deaths
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
- Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Liberal Party of Canada, Ontario MP stubs
- Liberal Party, Ontario MPP stubs