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{{short description|Canadian politician}} |
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| honorific-prefix = Lieutenant Colonel |
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| name = John Gray |
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| office = [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario|Ontario MPP]] |
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| constituency = [[York West (provincial electoral district)|York West]] |
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| term_start = 1883 |
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| term_end = 1886 |
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| predecessor = [[Peter Patterson (politician)|Peter Patterson]] |
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| successor = [[John Taylor Gilmour|John Gilmour]] |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1837|1|5}} |
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| birth_place = [[York County, Ontario|York County]], Upper Canada |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|1917|2|14|1837|1|5}} |
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| death_place = [[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]] |
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| party = [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Conservative]] |
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| spouse = Catherine Calverley |
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| ⚫ | '''John Gray''' (January 5, 1837 – February 14, 1917) was an [[Ontario]] horticulturalist and political figure. He represented [[York West (provincial electoral district)|York West]] in the [[Legislative Assembly of Ontario]] as a [[Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario|Conservative]] member from 1883 to 1886. |
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He was born in [[York County, Ontario]] in 1837, the son of John Gray, an [[Ireland|Irish]] immigrant. He married Catherine Calverley in 1861. Gray served as a major in the militia, commanding the Toronto Field Battery. He was reeve for [[Parkdale, Toronto|Parkdale]] from 1879 to 1881 and was also a member of the local [[Freemason|Masonic]] lodge. |
He was born in [[York County, Ontario|York County]], [[Upper Canada]] in 1837, the son of John Gray, an [[Ireland|Irish]] immigrant. He married Catherine Calverley in 1861. Gray served as a major in the militia, commanding the Toronto Field Battery. He was reeve for [[Parkdale, Toronto|Parkdale]] from 1879 to 1881 and was also a member of the local [[Freemason|Masonic]] lodge. |
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He died February 14, 1917.<ref>{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|1354391876}} |title=LT.-COL. JOHN GRAY DIES AT AGE OF 80: PROMINENT IN MILITARY CIRCLES--ONCE M.P.P. FOR WEST YORK |work=The Globe |location=Toronto |date=15 February 1917 |page=6 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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*[http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32958 ''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1885'' JA Gemmill] |
*[http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32958 ''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1885'' JA Gemmill] |
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*{{Ontario MPP biography|id=john-gray}} |
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*[http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=1231 Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario] |
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*[http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3464 ''History of Toronto and County of York, Ontario ...'', GM Adam (1885)] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070926220209/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=3464 ''History of Toronto and County of York, Ontario ...'', GM Adam (1885)] |
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Latest revision as of 03:08, 16 October 2024
Lieutenant Colonel John Gray | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1883–1886 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Patterson |
| Succeeded by | John Gilmour |
| Constituency | York West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 5, 1837 York County, Upper Canada |
| Died | February 14, 1917 (aged 80) Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Catherine Calverley |
John Gray (January 5, 1837 – February 14, 1917) was an Ontario horticulturalist and political figure. He represented York West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1883 to 1886.
He was born in York County, Upper Canada in 1837, the son of John Gray, an Irish immigrant. He married Catherine Calverley in 1861. Gray served as a major in the militia, commanding the Toronto Field Battery. He was reeve for Parkdale from 1879 to 1881 and was also a member of the local Masonic lodge.
He died February 14, 1917.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "LT.-COL. JOHN GRAY DIES AT AGE OF 80: PROMINENT IN MILITARY CIRCLES--ONCE M.P.P. FOR WEST YORK". The Globe. Toronto. 15 February 1917. p. 6. ProQuest 1354391876.
External links
[edit]- The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1885 JA Gemmill
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- History of Toronto and County of York, Ontario ..., GM Adam (1885)
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