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Joseph W. St. John
Ontario MPP
In office
1902–1907
Preceded byWilliam Hill
Succeeded byForbes Godfrey
ConstituencyYork West
In office
1894–1898
Preceded byJohn Gilmour
Succeeded byWilliam Hill
ConstituencyYork West
Personal details
Born(1854-07-17)July 17, 1854
Brock Township, Canada West
DiedApril 7, 1907(1907-04-07) (aged 52)
Political partyConservative
ProfessionLawyer

Joseph Wesley St. John (July 17, 1854[1] – April 7, 1907) was speaker of the Legislature of Ontario from 1905 to 1907 and served as Conservative MLA for York West from 1894 to 1898 and from 1902 to 1907.[2]

He was born in Brock Township, Canada West in 1854, the son of James St. John, and educated at Victoria University in Cobourg. He studied law, was called to the bar in 1894 and set up practice in Toronto, Ontario.[1] He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1898 but was reelected in 1902.[3] St. John also served in the Senate for the University of Toronto.[1] He died in office in 1907.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1905, AJ Magurn
  2. ^ "Joseph Wesley St. John, MPP". ontla.on.ca. Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved June 21, 2007.
  3. ^ a b Dale, Clare A (1992). Whose servant I am" : speakers of the assemblies of the province of Upper Canada, Canada and Ontario, 1792-1992. Toronto: Ontario Legislative Library. pp. 195–98. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
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