John Warwick King

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John W. King
Member of Parliament
for Huron North
In office
December 1921 – January 1927
Preceded byJames Bowman
Succeeded byGeorge Spotton
Personal details
Born
John Warwick King

(1856-12-26)26 December 1856
Smiths Falls, Canada West
Died14 January 1927(1927-01-14) (aged 70)
Bluevale, Ontario
Political partyProgressive
Spouse(s)Annie Olive Schoales
m. 8 August 1899[1]
Professionfarmer, teacher

John Warwick King (26 December 1856 – 14 January 1927) was a Progressive party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Smiths Falls, Canada West and became a farmer and teacher.

King attended public school at Bluevale. For 17 years he was a public school teacher in the province, then became an agriculturalist. King once served as treasurer Turnberry Township.[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Huron North riding in the 1921 general election then re-elected there in 1925 and 1926.

King died on 14 January 1927 of a heart attack at his home in Bluevale, before the end of his term in the 16th Canadian Parliament. His wife, née Annie Olive Schoales, died in May 1926.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Normandin, A.L. (1927). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Ottawa: Mortimer Company.
  2. ^ "Member for N. Huron Stricken by Death". The Globe. 15 January 1927. p. 2.

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