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John Brown (Canadian politician)

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John Brown
In office
1891–1892
Preceded byArthur Boyle
Succeeded byArthur Boyle
Personal details
Born23 December 1841
Wentworth County, Canada West
Died1 August 1905(1905-08-01) (aged 63)
Political partyLiberal
Professionmiller, mining consultant, prospector

John Brown (23 December 1841 – 1 August 1905) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Wentworth County, Canada West and became a miller and mining consultant / prospector by career.

He became the Member of Parliament for Monck following his victory in the 1891 federal election. After several months service in the 7th Parliament, Brown was unseated the following year and replaced by Arthur Boyle in a 12 March 1892 by-election.

Electoral record

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1891 Canadian federal election: Monck
Party Candidate Votes
Liberal John Brown 1,874
Conservative Arthur Boyle 1,614
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