John Featherstone Ford
John Featherstone Ford | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Halton | |
| In office October 20, 1919 – January 20, 1920 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred Westland Nixon |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Charles Drury |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 15, 1862[1] Omagh, Canada West |
| Died | March 17, 1946 (aged 83)[1] Trafalgar, Ontario |
| Political party | United Farmers |
John Featherstone Ford was a Canadian politician from Ontario.
First elected as a councillor in Trafalgar Township, Ontario in 1896, he would later rise to become Reeve of the Township and Warden of Halton County.[2] He would later represent Halton in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1919 until his resignation in 1920,[3] when he stepped aside to allow E.C. Drury to be elected after being named Premier of Ontario.[2] He would later stand as a Progressive candidate for Halton in 1921,[2] coming in third.[4] His campaign had been hampered by controversies arising from Drury's administration.[4]
References
- ^ a b "John Featherstone Ford". findagrave.com. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Obituary: John Featherstone Ford". The Canadian Champion. March 28, 1946. p. 8.
- ^ "John Featherstone Ford | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1919-10-20. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ a b "The Elections". The Canadian Champion. December 8, 1921. p. 2.
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