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Fraser entered provincial politics at the [[Cariboo (provincial electoral district)|Cariboo riding]] for the [[British Columbia Conservative Party|Conservatives]] in the [[1909 British Columbia general election|1909 British Columbia election]], joining fellow Conservative [[Michael Callanan]] in the two-member riding. He was re-elected there in [[1912 British Columbia general election|1912]]. After Cariboo was changed to a single-member riding, Fraser was the sole Conservative candidate in the [[1916 British Columbia general election|1916 provincial election]] but was defeated by [[John McKay Yorston]] of the [[British Columbia Liberal Party|Liberals]].<ref name=CPG32 /> |
Fraser entered provincial politics at the [[Cariboo (provincial electoral district)|Cariboo riding]] for the [[British Columbia Conservative Party|Conservatives]] in the [[1909 British Columbia general election|1909 British Columbia election]], joining fellow Conservative [[Michael Callanan]] in the two-member riding. He was re-elected there in [[1912 British Columbia general election|1912]]. After Cariboo was changed to a single-member riding, Fraser was the sole Conservative candidate in the [[1916 British Columbia general election|1916 provincial election]] but was defeated by [[John McKay Yorston]] of the [[British Columbia Liberal Party|Liberals]].<ref name=CPG32 /> |
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He was elected to Parliament at the federal [[Cariboo ( |
He was elected to Parliament at the federal [[Cariboo (federal electoral district)|Cariboo]] riding in the [[1925 Canadian federal election|1925 general election]] then re-elected in [[1926 Canadian federal election|1926]] and [[1930 Canadian federal election|1930]]. Fraser was defeated by [[James Gray Turgeon]] of the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberals]] in the [[1935 Canadian federal election|1935 federal election]]. |
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Revision as of 18:03, 3 February 2024
John A. Fraser | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Cariboo | |
In office 1909–1916 | |
Preceded by | Harry Jones John McKay Yorston |
Succeeded by | John McKay Yorston |
Member of Parliament for Cariboo | |
In office October 1925 – October 1935 | |
Preceded by | Thomas George McBride |
Succeeded by | James Gray Turgeon |
Personal details | |
Born | John Anderson Fraser 4 April 1866 Shakespeare, Canada West |
Died | 8 May 1960 | (aged 94)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | 1) Ursule C. C. Smith m. 19 December 1894 2) Lillian Vaughan m. 8 September 1915[1] |
Profession | Merchant, teacher |
John Anderson Fraser (4 April 1866 – 8 May 1960) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Shakespeare, Canada West and became a merchant and teacher.
He attended the secondary school Stratford Collegiate Institute and became a director of John A. Fraser and Company. He taught schools in Ontario and British Columbia.[1]
Fraser entered provincial politics at the Cariboo riding for the Conservatives in the 1909 British Columbia election, joining fellow Conservative Michael Callanan in the two-member riding. He was re-elected there in 1912. After Cariboo was changed to a single-member riding, Fraser was the sole Conservative candidate in the 1916 provincial election but was defeated by John McKay Yorston of the Liberals.[1]
He was elected to Parliament at the federal Cariboo riding in the 1925 general election then re-elected in 1926 and 1930. Fraser was defeated by James Gray Turgeon of the Liberals in the 1935 federal election.
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