John Willoughby Crawford

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John Willoughby Crawford

John Willoughby Crawford , QC (* 1817 in Manorhamilton , Ireland , † May 13, 1875 in Toronto ) was a Canadian politician . From 1867 to 1873 he was a member of the House of Commons , then he served as Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Ontario until his death .

biography

The son of the future Senator George Crawford emigrated to Upper Canada with his parents in 1824 . He grew up in Brockville and went through high school in York (now Toronto ). In 1839 Crawford was admitted to the bar and opened a law firm. He also had numerous business interests. He has served on the boards of directors or directors of several companies, including the Royal Canadian Bank, the Toronto and Nipissing Railway and the Toronto, Gray and Bruce Railway . His father was the director of the Grand Trunk Railway and hired him as a legal advisor.

Crawford's political career began in 1861 when he was elected to the House of Commons for the Province of Canada . He surprisingly beat George Brown , editor of the Toronto Globe newspaper , in the East Toronto constituency . Two years later, he was unable to defend his seat. On the side of the Conservative Party , Crawford ran for the general election in 1867 and narrowly prevailed in the Leeds South constituency against Albert Norton Richards (his brother James Crawford was elected in Brockville). From 1872 he represented Toronto West. On the proposal of Prime Minister John Macdonald, Governor General Lord Dufferin Crawford sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Ontario on November 12, 1873 . He held this representative office for around a year and a half until his death.

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SURNAME Crawford, John Willoughby
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
DATE OF BIRTH 1817
PLACE OF BIRTH Manorhamilton , Ireland
DATE OF DEATH May 13, 1875
Place of death Toronto