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John Holmes (Ontario politician)

For other people named John Holmes, see John Holmes (disambiguation).

John Holmes (1828 – 22 September 1879)[1] was a Canadian politician and surveyor.[2]

He was born in Newtownforbes, County Longford, Ireland in 1828,[2] the son of Alexander Holmes, and was educated in Ireland. He came to Upper Canada in 1846 and settled in Huntley Township where he became a provincial land surveyor. He married Eliza Graham. Holmes served seven years as reeve for the township and was also warden for Carleton County for five years.[3] He served as captain in the local militia from 1866 to 1875.

Elected in the Canadian federal election of 1867, he served as the Liberal-Conservative Member of Parliament representing the riding of Carleton in the province of Ontario. He was defeated in the 1872 and 1874 elections, and never again sat in Parliament.[2] He died in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1879.[3]

Electoral record

1874 Canadian federal election: Carleton, Ontario
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Rochester 870 47.08 –5.89
Unknown John Holmes 631 34.15 –12.46
Unknown J. Wallace 347 18.78
Total valid votes 1,848 100.0  
Conservative hold Swing +3.28
Source: Canadian Elections Database[4]


1872 Canadian federal election: Carleton, Ontario
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative John Rochester 1,024 52.97 +4.91
Unknown John Holmes 901 46.61 –5.33
Unknown William Montgomery 6 0.31
Unknown J. Mills 2 0.10
Total valid votes 1,933 100.0  
Conservative gain from Liberal–Conservative Swing +5.12
Source: Canadian Elections Database[5]
1867 Canadian federal election: Carleton, Ontario
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal–Conservative John Holmes 1,087 51.94
Conservative John Rochester 1,006 48.06
Total valid votes 2,093 100.0  
Source: Canadian Elections Database[6]

References

  1. ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208686938/john-holmes
  2. ^ a b c John Holmes – Parliament of Canada biography
  3. ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  4. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1874 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.
  5. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
  6. ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1867 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024.