He was born in Emily Township, Victoria County, Canada West, the son of John Carew, and educated in Lindsay. In 1885, he married Margaret Kelly. He was president and general manager of the John Carew Lumber Company in Lindsay and was also involved in woollen mills, brick manufacturing and a steamboat company. He was a governor for the Ross Memorial Hospital at Lindsay and served on the board of education. Carew was also president for the Lindsay Central Exhibition.
Two of Carew's daughters, Roberta and Gertrude, married, respectively, two brothers, Cecil and Leslie Frost who became prominent in the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party. Leslie was Premier of Ontario from 1949 to 1961. Another daughter, Annie, married Stanley Beal, the son of wealthy tannery owner Robert M. Beal who was Mayor of Lindsay and a Communist. Carew and Beal detested one another. John Carew's eldest son, Frank, was lieutenant-colonel in the Canadian Forestry Corps during World War One and a very successful curler, serving as vice-skip for legendary J.D. Flavelle, then winning two Ontario championships as skip.
john, carew, canadian, politician, john, carew, january, 1862, july, 1927, ontario, lumber, merchant, political, figure, represented, victoria, south, legislative, assembly, ontario, conservative, member, from, 1914, 1919, john, carewontario, mppin, office, 19. John Carew January 5 1862 July 19 1927 was an Ontario lumber merchant and political figure He represented Victoria South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1914 to 1919 John CarewOntario MPPIn office 1914 1919Preceded byRiding re establishedSucceeded byFrederick George SandyConstituencyVictoria SouthPersonal detailsBorn 1862 01 05 January 5 1862Victoria County Canada WestDiedJuly 19 1927 1927 07 19 aged 65 Victoria County OntarioPolitical partyConservativeSpouseMargaret Kelly m 1885 wbr Children4He was born in Emily Township Victoria County Canada West the son of John Carew and educated in Lindsay In 1885 he married Margaret Kelly He was president and general manager of the John Carew Lumber Company in Lindsay and was also involved in woollen mills brick manufacturing and a steamboat company He was a governor for the Ross Memorial Hospital at Lindsay and served on the board of education Carew was also president for the Lindsay Central Exhibition Two of Carew s daughters Roberta and Gertrude married respectively two brothers Cecil and Leslie Frost who became prominent in the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Leslie was Premier of Ontario from 1949 to 1961 Another daughter Annie married Stanley Beal the son of wealthy tannery owner Robert M Beal who was Mayor of Lindsay and a Communist Carew and Beal detested one another John Carew s eldest son Frank was lieutenant colonel in the Canadian Forestry Corps during World War One and a very successful curler serving as vice skip for legendary J D Flavelle then winning two Ontario championships as skip He died July 19 1927 1 References edit FamilySearch org Retrieved June 24 2023 External links editJohn Carew Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history archive Charlesworth Hector 1919 A Cyclopaedia of Canadian Biography Toronto Hunter Rose pp 26 27 Kirkconnell Watson 1921 Victoria County Centennial History Lindsay Ontario Watchman Warder pp 162 230 nbsp This article about a Ontario Progressive Conservative Party MPP is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Carew Canadian politician amp oldid 1161692879, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
