Born in Durham, England, in 1830, he came to Canada in 1858. Upon settling in Ottawa, he opened a drug store. In 1867 he was elected to city council, and in 1879 was appointed clerk and registrar for the Carleton County court. He served as chairman of the board for the Ottawa Collegiate Institute, and ran unsuccessfully to represent the City of Ottawa in the federal parliament in an 1877 by-election. Featherston was a District Deputy Grand Master of the Freemasons.
Very little is known about Featherston, other than that he was a Liberal politician, and that he wired Richard Scott (later Sir Richard William Scott, K.C., P.C.) in 1871 advising him to enter the Liberal government. Later that year Scott became speaker of the legislature.
In 1871 John Peter Featherston married Bessie Parnell, daughter of John Parnell, of County Wicklow, Ireland. She was born in Dublin, and accompanied her parents to Canada. She volunteered with the Carleton Protestant Hospital, the Maternity Hospital, the Lady Stanley Institute, and the Ottawa Humane Society. She served as president of the Ladies' Auxiliary for the Carleton Protestant Hospital. Her residence as Lady Mayoress was 452 Rideau Street, Ottawa.[2]
Referencesedit
^Dave Mullington "Chain of Office: Biographic Sketches of Ottawa's Mayors (1847-1948)" (Renfrew, Ontario: General Store Publishing House, 2005)
^Morgan, Henry James, ed. (1903). Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada. Toronto: Williams Briggs. p. 114.
External linksedit
"The Canadian biographical dictionary and portra... - Canadiana Online". The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men. American Biographical. 1880. pp. 125–126.
featherston, john, peter, featherston, november, 1830, 1917, mayor, ottawa, ontario, canada, from, 1874, 1875, john, peter, featherston9th, mayor, ottawain, office, 1874, 1875preceded, byeugène, martineausucceeded, lyon, fellowespersonal, detailsbornnovember, . John Peter Featherston November 28 1830 1917 was the mayor of Ottawa Ontario Canada from 1874 to 1875 1 John Peter Featherston9th Mayor of OttawaIn office 1874 1875Preceded byEugene MartineauSucceeded byG B Lyon FellowesPersonal detailsBornNovember 28 1830Durham County DurhamDied1917OttawaPolitical partyLiberalSpouseBessie FeatherstoneBorn in Durham England in 1830 he came to Canada in 1858 Upon settling in Ottawa he opened a drug store In 1867 he was elected to city council and in 1879 was appointed clerk and registrar for the Carleton County court He served as chairman of the board for the Ottawa Collegiate Institute and ran unsuccessfully to represent the City of Ottawa in the federal parliament in an 1877 by election Featherston was a District Deputy Grand Master of the Freemasons Very little is known about Featherston other than that he was a Liberal politician and that he wired Richard Scott later Sir Richard William Scott K C P C in 1871 advising him to enter the Liberal government Later that year Scott became speaker of the legislature Family edit nbsp Mrs Bessie Featherstone by William James TopleyIn 1871 John Peter Featherston married Bessie Parnell daughter of John Parnell of County Wicklow Ireland She was born in Dublin and accompanied her parents to Canada She volunteered with the Carleton Protestant Hospital the Maternity Hospital the Lady Stanley Institute and the Ottawa Humane Society She served as president of the Ladies Auxiliary for the Carleton Protestant Hospital Her residence as Lady Mayoress was 452 Rideau Street Ottawa 2 References edit Dave Mullington Chain of Office Biographic Sketches of Ottawa s Mayors 1847 1948 Renfrew Ontario General Store Publishing House 2005 Morgan Henry James ed 1903 Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada Toronto Williams Briggs p 114 External links edit The Canadian biographical dictionary and portra Canadiana Online The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self made men American Biographical 1880 pp 125 126 Mayors of major Canadian cities Sir Richard Scott K C Why not O Donoghue Street Preceded byEugene Martineau Mayor of Ottawa1874 1875 Succeeded byG B Lyon Fellowes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title J P Featherston amp oldid 1207299172, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
