John Fraser (British Columbia politician)
John Anderson Fraser (4 April 1866 – 8 May 1960) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Shakespeare, Canada West and became a merchant and teacher.
John A. Fraser | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Cariboo | |
| In office 1909–1916 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Jones John McKay Yorston |
| Succeeded by | John McKay Yorston |
| Member of Parliament for Cariboo | |
| In office October 1925 – October 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas George McBride |
| Succeeded by | James Gray Turgeon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Anderson Fraser 4 April 1866 Shakespeare, Canada West |
| Died | 8 May 1960 (aged 94) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | 1) Ursule C. C. Smith m. 19 December 1894 2) Lillian Vaughan m. 8 September 1915[1] |
| Profession | Merchant, teacher |
He attended the secondary school Stratford Collegiate Institute and became a director of John A. Fraser and Company. He taught schools in Ontario and British Columbia.[1]
Fraser entered provincial politics at the Cariboo riding for the Conservatives in the 1909 British Columbia election, joining fellow Conservative Michael Callanan in the two-member riding. He was re-elected there in 1912. After Cariboo was changed to a single-member riding, Fraser was the sole Conservative candidate in the 1916 provincial election but was defeated by John McKay Yorston of the Liberals.[1]
He was elected to Parliament at the federal Cariboo riding in the 1925 general election then re-elected in 1926 and 1930. Fraser was defeated by James Gray Turgeon of the Liberals in the 1935 federal election.
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- John Fraser – Parliament of Canada biography