John_Burnham_(Canadian_politician)

John Burnham (Canadian politician)

John Burnham (Canadian politician)

Canadian politician

John Burnham (December 3, 1842 – December 29, 1897) was a Canadian physician and politician from the province of Ontario.[1]

For the American politician, see John Fremont Burnham.
Quick Facts Member of the Canadian Parliament for Peterborough East, Preceded by ...

Born in St. Thomas, Canada West,[1] the son of Mark Burnham,[2] he came to the County of Peterborough with his father in 1852, and located in the Village of Ashburnham. He received his medical education in Toronto and graduated in 1862, when he commenced practice in Ashburnham. He was a captain in the 57th Regiment of Canadian Volunteer Militia, "Peterborough Rangers".[3]

He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1878 election for the riding of Peterborough East. A Conservative, he was re-elected in the 1882 election. He was defeated in the 1887 election and was re-elected in the 1891 election. He was defeated again in the 1896 election. He was also reeve of Ashburnham Township.[1]

In 1868, he married Maria Rogers. Burnham died in Ashburnham at the age of 56.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    John Burnham – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. [2]
    Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
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