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Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone

1862 – 1936

Canadian politician

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Lived 1862 – 1936 (aged 73). Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone was a Canadian politician, physician and surgeon.

Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone (10 April 1862 – 9 March 1936) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia and became a physician and surgeon.

Johnstone was the grandson of Edmund Murray Dodd (1797–1876), who represented Sydney, Nova Scotia in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and served as a Judge in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. He was also a descendant of David Mathews, the Loyalist Mayor of New York City under the British during the American Revolution. He was a descendant of the Schuyler family.

Johnstone attended King's College at Windsor, Nova Scotia, then in 1886 graduated in medicine from Bellevue Hospital Medical College. He became a municipal councillor and mayor of Sydney Mines.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Cape Breton North—Victoria riding in the 1925 general election then re-elected there in 1926 and 1930. Johnstone was defeated in the 1935 election by Daniel Alexander Cameron of the Liberal party.

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Member of the House of Commons of Canada

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Who was Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone?

Canadian politician

When was Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone born?

Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone was born on 10 April 1862 in Sydney.

When did Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone die?

Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone died on 9 March 1936.

What was Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone's occupation?

Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone was a politician, physician and surgeon.

What nationality was Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone?

Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone was Canadian.

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· Wikipedia: Lewis Wilkieson Johnstone

· Wikidata: Q16025229

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