He came to Upper Canada from Wyton, Yorkshire, England in 1821. Scatcherd married Anne Farley.[1] He settled on a farm at Wyton in West Nissouri Township; in 1831, he moved to London, where he opened a store, the first to sell hardware in London.[2] Scatcherd was named a magistrate for the Court of Quarter Sessions in 1834.[3] He ran unsuccessfully against Mahlon Burwell in 1836 for the London seat in the Parliament of Upper Canada.[4] He later returned to Wyton. Scatcherd was the first warden for Middlesex County. He also served as warden for Oxford County, the first postmaster for Wyton and superintendent of education.[5] Scatcherd was also a lieutenant colonel for the county militia.[3] He died in office in 1858.
His sons Thomas and Robert Colin both served as members of the Canadian House of Commons.
john, scatcherd, january, 1800, june, 1858, farmer, merchant, political, figure, canada, west, represented, west, middlesex, legislative, assembly, province, canada, from, 1854, 1858, came, upper, canada, from, wyton, yorkshire, england, 1821, scatcherd, marri. John Scatcherd 21 January 1800 15 June 1858 was a farmer merchant and political figure in Canada West He represented West Middlesex in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1858 He came to Upper Canada from Wyton Yorkshire England in 1821 Scatcherd married Anne Farley 1 He settled on a farm at Wyton in West Nissouri Township in 1831 he moved to London where he opened a store the first to sell hardware in London 2 Scatcherd was named a magistrate for the Court of Quarter Sessions in 1834 3 He ran unsuccessfully against Mahlon Burwell in 1836 for the London seat in the Parliament of Upper Canada 4 He later returned to Wyton Scatcherd was the first warden for Middlesex County He also served as warden for Oxford County the first postmaster for Wyton and superintendent of education 5 Scatcherd was also a lieutenant colonel for the county militia 3 He died in office in 1858 His sons Thomas and Robert Colin both served as members of the Canadian House of Commons References edit Splane Richard B 1972 Thomas Scatcherd Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Retrieved 24 January 2009 Campbell CT Pioneer days in London some account of men and things in London before it became a city 1921 p 90 a b Brock D amp Moon M The History of the County of Middlesex Canada 1972 Coffey John F The city and diocese of London Ontario Canada an historical sketch 1885 p 4 Grainger J Vanished Villages of Middlesex 2002 ISBN 1 896219 51 9 nbsp This article about an Ontario politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Scatcherd amp oldid 1150155817, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
