John Allan Auld, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn Allan Auld
Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Warwick, Ontario, Ontario, Canada
About John Allan Auld
- John Allan Auld (June 22, 1853 – August 8, 1924) was an Ontario newspaper owner and political figure.
- He represented Essex South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1896 to 1908. He was born in Warwick, Lambton County, Canada West, the son of John Auld, a Scottish immigrant.
- Auld apprenticed as a printer with Charles H.
- Mackintosh in Strathroy.
- He established the Amherstburg Echo with William Douglas Balfour in 1874.
- In 1877, Auld married Anna Hamilton.
- He served on the public school board for Amherstburg and was reeve from 1885 to 1896.
- In 1890, he was warden for Essex County.
- Auld was elected to the provincial legislature in an 1896 by-election held after the death of William Balfour, his former partner.
- He died in Warwick in 1924.His brother William H.
- Auld was editor of The Essex Free Press.
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