Frederick John French

Frederick John French
Ontario MPP
In office 1879–1890
Preceded by	Christopher Finlay Fraser
Succeeded by	Orlando Bush
Constituency	Grenville South, 1879-1886 Grenville, 1886-1890
Personal details
Born	(1847-01-14)January 14, 1847 Burritt's Rapids, Canada West
Died	September 25, 1924(1924-09-25) (aged 77)
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Alma Alicia Gordon ​ (m. 1879)​
Occupation	Lawyer

Frederick John French, KC (January 14, 1847 – September 25, 1924) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Grenville South and then Grenville in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1879 to 1890.

He was born in Burritt's Rapids, Canada West in 1847, the son of John Strachan French, of United Empire Loyalist heritage. His great grandfather Jeremiah French served in the first parliament of Upper Canada. French studied law in Ottawa and Toronto, was called to the bar in 1870 and set up practice in Prescott, also working in Ottawa. In 1879, he married Alma Alicia Gordon, the sister of William Gordon who was mayor of Stratford. French was named Queen's Counsel in 1889.

Electoral history

1879 Ontario general election: Grenville South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Frederick John French	1,205	53.01	+6.37
	Liberal	Christopher Finlay Fraser	1,068	46.99	−6.37
Total valid votes			2,273	70.20	−0.84
Eligible voters			3,238
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+6.37
Source: Elections Ontario

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
• The Canadian men and women of the time : a handbook of Canadian biography, HJ Morgan (1898)
• The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1881, CH Mackintosh