Joseph Monteith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Stratford, Ontario, Canada
About Joseph Monteith
- Joseph Dunsmore Monteith (June 2, 1865 – January 8, 1934) was an Ontario MLA for Perth North from 1923 to 1934.
- He was treasurer from 1926 to 1930 and Minister of Labour, Public Works and Highways from 1930 to 1934. Monteith, a physician born near Stratford, was the son of Andrew Monteith.
- He was educated in Stratford and studied medicine at Trinity College, Toronto.
- In 1895, he married Alice Mary Chowen.
- He served as mayor of Stratford from 1917 to 1918.
- Monteith defeated Francis Wellington Hay to win the seat in the provincial assembly in 1923.
- He died in office in 1934. His son Jay Waldo Monteith later became a member of the House of Commons.
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