John Willoughby Crawford | |
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| 3rdLieutenant Governor of Ontario | |
| In office 12 November 1873 – 13 May 1875 | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor General | The Earl of Dufferin |
| Premier | Oliver Mowat |
| Preceded by | William Pearce Howland |
| Succeeded by | Donald Alexander Macdonald |
| Member of theCanadian Parliament forLeeds South | |
| In office 1867–1872 | |
| Succeeded by | Albert Norton Richards |
| Member of theCanadian Parliament forWest Toronto | |
| In office 1872 – 4 November 1873 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Alexander Harrison |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Moss |
| Member of theLegislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for East Toronto | |
| In office 1861–1863 | |
| Preceded by | Amos Wright |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Mortimer Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1817-08-26)26 August 1817[citation needed] Manorhamilton,County Leitrim,Ireland |
| Died | 13 May 1875(1875-05-13) (aged 57) Toronto,Ontario |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Conservative |
John Willoughby CrawfordQC (26 August[citation needed] 1817 – 13 May 1875) served as thethirdLieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada from 1873 to 1875.
Born in 1817 inManorhamilton,County Leitrim,Ireland, the son ofGeorge Crawford, John Crawford came toUpper Canada as a child when his family settled inBrockville. He marriedHelen Sherwood ofYork, Upper Canada (Toronto). Alawyer by profession, Crawford served aspresident of theRoyal Canadian Bank and was solicitor for theGrand Trunk Railway. In 1867, he was appointedQueen's Counsel.[1] He also became president of theToronto and Nipissing Railway in 1868 and also served as a director of theToronto, Grey and Bruce Railway.[2]
Crawford was member of theLegislative Assembly of the Province of Canada forEast Toronto from 1861 to 1863. He then served as aHouse of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1873, and supportedrepresentation by population. On the day his government resigned in 1873,The Right Honourable SirJohn A. Macdonald appointed CrawfordLieutenant Governor of Ontario.
In the months leading to his death, Crawford's health was poor. following several months of ill health.[3] He died on 13 May 1875 atGovernment House, his official residence.[2] His funeral service was conducted atSt. James Cathedral with interment at a vault belonging to his wife's family.[4]
| 1867 Canadian federal election:Leeds South | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Conservative | John Willoughby Crawford | 1,393 | 50.53 | |||||
| Unknown | Albert Norton Richards | 1,364 | 49.47 | |||||
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| Preceded by | Lieutenant Governor of Ontario 1873–1875 | Succeeded by |