About John Thomas Simpson
Lived 1870 – 1965 (aged 95). John Thomas Simpson was a Canadian politician and farmer.
John Thomas Simpson (27 October 1870 – 13 December 1965) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Waverley, Ontario and became a farmer and a municipal politician.
Simpson attended schools in Simcoe County, including Barrie Collegiate Institute. He served on the council of Simcoe County for 12 years, serving as councillor and reeve of Tiny Township, becoming the county warden in 1913 and county clerk in 1922. In 1919, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1919 Ontario election.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Simcoe North riding in the 1930 general election. After serving one term in the House of Commons, he was defeated by Duncan Fletcher McCuaig of the Liberal party in the 1935 election.
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Who was John Thomas Simpson?
Canadian politician (1870-1965)
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John Thomas Simpson was born on 27 October 1870 in Tay.
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John Thomas Simpson died on 13 December 1965.
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John Thomas Simpson was a politician and farmer.
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John Thomas Simpson was Canadian.
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