John Dowsley Reid, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Prescott, Ontario, Canada
About John Dowsley Reid
- John Dowsley Reid, (1 January 1859 – 26 August 1929) was a Canadian businessman, physician, and parliamentarian.
- A Conservative, he was a long-standing Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada for the Ontario Electoral district of Grenville South (named simply Grenville after 1903).
- He was first elected in the Canadian federal election of 1891 and was re-elected seven more times. During his years in the House of Commons, he served as a cabinet minister in a variety of posts in the Cabinet of Canada, including: Minister of Customs (10 October 1911 – 11 October 1917) Minister of Railways and Canals (12 October 1917 – 20 September 1921) Minister of Customs and Inland Revenue (Acting) 2 September 1919 – 30 December 1919) Minister of Public Works (Acting) (6 August 1919 – 2 September 1919) and (31 December 1919 – 12 July 1920)On 22 September 1921, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada on the recommendation of Arthur Meighen.
- He represented the senatorial division of Grenville, Ontario until his death.
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