John Best (Canadian politician)

John Best (Canadian politician)

Infobox MP
honorific-prefix =
name = John Best
honorific-suffix =


constituency_MP = Dufferin
parliament = Canadian
majority =
predecessor = John Barr
successor = Robert John Woods
term_start =1909
term_end = 1921
birth_date = July 11, 1861
birth_place = Geelong, Australia
death_date = June 7, 1923
death_place =
nationality = Australian
spouse =
party = Conservative Party (1909-1917)
Unionist Party (1917-1921)
Conservative Party (1921-)
relations =
children =
residence =
alma_mater =
occupation = farmer
profession =
religion =


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John Best (born July 11, 1861 in Geelong, Australia-died June 7, 1923) was an Australian-born politician in Canada. He was acclaimed to the Canadian House of Commons, after the death of his predecessor John Barr, on December 22, 1909, as a Member of the Conservative Party to represent the riding of Dufferin. He was re-elected in the 1911 election and was re-elected as a Unionist in 1917 then defeated in the 1921 election as a Conservative.


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