John Rowlandson
Merchant and politician in Ontario, Canada
About John Rowlandson
Lived 1876 – 1946 (aged 69).
John Rowlandson (September 3, 1876 – 1947) was an English-born merchant and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Cochrane South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1934 to 1937 as a Liberal.
Rowlandson defeated Conservative incumbent Alfred Franklin Kenning to win a seat in the Ontario assembly in 1934. At his urging, the Ontario government initiated a commission to investigate the operation of the Northern Development Branch, which had been created to construct colonization roads to connect the region with the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario Railway.
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Who was John Rowlandson?
merchant and politician in Ontario, Canada
When was John Rowlandson born?
John Rowlandson was born on 3 September 1876 in Kendal.
When did John Rowlandson die?
John Rowlandson died on 1 July 1946.
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