John Holmes (Ontario politician)

John Holmes
John Holmes
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Carleton
	In office; 1867–1872
Preceded by	Riding created (See Canadian Confederation)
Succeeded by	John Rochester
Personal details
Born	1828; Newtownforbes, County Longford, Ireland
Died	September 24, 1879; Christchurch, New Zealand
Political party	Liberal-Conservative Party
Profession	Politician, Surveyor

John Holmes (1828 – 24 September 1879) was a Canadian politician and surveyor.[1]

He was born in Newtownforbes, County Longford, Ireland in 1828,[1] the son of Alexander Holmes, and was educated in Ireland. He came to Upper Canada in 1846 and settled in Huntley Township where he became a provincial land surveyor. He married Eliza Graham. Holmes served seven years as reeve for the township and was also warden for Carleton County for five years.[2] He served as captain in the local militia from 1866 to 1875. Elected in the Canadian federal election of 1867, he served as the Liberal-Conservative Member of Parliament representing the riding of Carleton in the province of Ontario. He was defeated in the 1872 and 1874 elections, and never again sat in parliament.[1] He died in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1879.[2]

Electoral record

1874 Canadian federal election: Carleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Rochester	870	47.08	–5.89
	Unknown	John Holmes	631	34.15	–12.46
	Unknown	J. Wallace	347	18.78
Total valid votes			1,848	100.0
	Conservative hold		Swing		+3.28

1872 Canadian federal election: Carleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	John Rochester	1,024	52.97	+4.91
	Unknown	John Holmes	901	46.61	–5.33
	Unknown	William Montgomery	6	0.31
	Unknown	J. Mills	2	0.10
Total valid votes			1,933	100.0
	Conservative gain from Liberal–Conservative		Swing		+5.12

1867 Canadian federal election: Carleton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal–Conservative	John Holmes	1,087	51.94
	Conservative	John Rochester	1,006	48.06
Total valid votes			2,093	100.0

John Holmes – Parliament of Canada biography
Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.

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