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Politics

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John Simon Frederick Fraser Lieutenant-Colonel John Simon Frederick Fraser (1765–1803), also referred to as Simon Fraser, the younger of Lovat, commanded the Fraser Fencibles in Ireland and was Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Inverness-shire from 1796 to 1802. Biography ...
(1765–1803), commanded the Fraser Fencibles in Ireland and was (M.P.) for Inverness-shire *
John James Fraser John James Fraser (August 1, 1829 – November 24, 1896) was a New Brunswick (Canada) lawyer, judge, and politician. John Fraser was born at Beaubears Island, New Brunswick. He married twice, the first time in 1867 to Martha Cumming. She die ...
(1829–1896), 5th Premier of the Canadian province of New Brunswick, 1878–1882 * John A. Fraser (politician) (1840–1908), political figure in Nova Scotia * John G. Fraser (1840–1927), Orange Free State politician * John Fraser (Ontario MP) (1849–1928), Canadian Member of Parliament for Lambton East, Ontario * John Fraser (British Columbia politician) (1866–1960), Canadian Member of Parliament from British Columbia, 1925–1935 * Sir Malcolm Fraser, 1st Baronet (John Malcolm Fraser, 1878–1949), British newspaper editor and political agent *John
Malcolm Fraser John Malcolm Fraser (; 21 May 1930 – 20 March 2015) was an Australian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983, holding office as the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. Fraser was raised on hi ...
(1930–2015), 22nd Prime Minister of Australia, 1975–1983 *
John Allen Fraser John Allen Fraser, (born December 15, 1931) is a Canadian retired parliamentarian and former Speaker of the House of Commons. Fraser was born in Yokohama, Japan, where his father was working as a lumber salesman. His parents returned to Britis ...
(born 1931), Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons, 1986–1993 * John Fraser (British politician) (1934–2017), British Member of Parliament for Norwood *
John Fraser (Ontario MPP) John P. Fraser (born ) is a Canadian politician who currently serves as the interim leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. Fraser previously served as interim leader from June 2018 to March 2020. Fraser is the member of provincial parliament ...
(born 1958), Canadian politician elected to the Ontario legislature for Ottawa South in 2013


Sports

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John Fraser (footballer, born 1876) John Fraser (10 November 1876 – 1 October 1952) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside left. He was part of the Dundee team who won the Scottish Cup in 1910, having earlier played for Dumbarton, Motherwell, Notts Coun ...
(1876–1952), Scottish footballer, Southampton player and Dundee manager * John Fraser (Canadian soccer) (1881–1959), Canadian soccer player and member of the 1904 Olympic Games Canadian Team * John Fraser (tennis) (born 1935), Australian tennis player of the 1950s and 60s * John Fraser (footballer, born 1936), Scottish footballer for Hibernian * John Fraser (footballer, born 1938) (1938–2011), Northern Ireland footballer for Sunderland and Watford * John Fraser (footballer, born 1953), English footballer for Fulham * John Fraser (footballer, born 1978), Scottish footballer whose clubs include Ross County, Clyde and Forfar Athletic


Academia

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John Fraser (botanist) John Fraser, FLS, F.R.H.S.,Johnson, George William, Johnson's Gardeners' dictionary and cultural instructor, London, A. T. De La Mare printing and publishing co., Ltd., 1916, title page and p. 361. . Accessed 31 July 2012. ''See also'':Card, H.H ...
(1750–1811), Scottish botanist *
John Fraser (academic) John Fraser ( 1823 – June 4, 1878) was an American soldier and educator. He was the third president of the Pennsylvania State University, serving from 1866 until 1868, and the second Chancellor of the University of Kansas serving from 1867 ...
(c. 1823–1878), president of Pennsylvania State University, 1866–1868 * John Fraser (Celticist) (1882–1945), Jesus Professor of Celtic at the University of Oxford * John Fraser (journalist) (born 1944), Canadian journalist and master of Massey College, University of Toronto


Others

* John Fraser (died 1306), Scottish independence fighter, brother of Simon Fraser * John Fraser (bishop) (died 1507), Bishop of Ross, Scotland *
John Fraser (frontiersman) John Fraser (1721 – 16 April 1773) was a fur trader licensed by the Province of Pennsylvania for its western frontier, an interpreter with Native Americans, a gunsmith, a guide and lieutenant in the British army, and a land speculator. He s ...
(1721–1773), colonial Pennsylvanian fur trader and soldier *
John Fraser (British Army officer, born 1760) General Sir John Fraser, GCH (1760 – 14 November 1843) was a British Army officer. Military career Fraser was the second son of William Fraser of Park, near Fraserburgh (a kinsman of George Fraser, 15th Lord Saltoun), and his wife, Katherin ...
(1760–1843) * John Fraser (poet) (c. 1809–1849), Irish poet *
John Fraser (architect) John Fraser (October 18, 1825 – December 26, 1906) was a Scottish-born American architect who practiced in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. His most significant surviving building is the Union League of Philadelphia (1864–65) ...
(1825–1906), American architect *
John Fraser (ethnologist) Reverend Dr John Fraser (1834 – 1904) was an Australian ethnologist, linguist, school headmaster and author of many scholarly works. He is known for his revised and expanded version of Lancelot Threlkeld's 1834 work, '' An Australian Grammar' ...
(1834-1904), Australian ethnologist *
John Arthur Fraser John Arthur Fraser (also known as John A. Fraser and J. A. Fraser) (9 January 1838 – 1 January 1898) was an English artist, photography entrepreneur and teacher. He undertook various paintings for the Canadian Pacific Railway. He is known for h ...
(1838–1898), British artist, photography entrepreneur and teacher * John Fraser (businessman) (1843–1907), Scottish businessman who partnered with David Chalmers Neave to co-found
Fraser and Neave Fraser and Neave, Limited (F&N) is a Singaporean food and beverage, publishing and former brewing and property industries conglomerate. It is owned by Thai Chinese billionaire business magnate Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi. Listed in Singapore, the ...
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John Foster Fraser Sir John Foster Fraser (13 June 1868 – 7 July 1936) was a Scottish travel author. In July 1896, he and two friends, Samuel Edward Lunn and Francis Herbert Lowe, took a bicycle trip around the world riding Rover safety bicycles. They covered 19, ...
(1868–1936), British Parliamentary correspondent and travel writer * John Fraser (auditor), Auditor General of Canada, 1905–1919 *
John Fraser (surgeon) Sir John Fraser, 1st Baronet, (23 March 1885 – 1 December 1947) was Regius Professor of Clinical Surgery at Edinburgh University from 1925 to 1944 and served as principal of the University of Edinburgh from 1944 to 1947. His study of tuberc ...
(1885–1947), principal of the University of Edinburgh, 1944–1948 * John R. Fraser (1890–1959), Canadian physician * John Fraser (minister) (1894–1985), Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, 1958–1959 * John Fraser (British Army officer, born 1896) (1896–1943), British recipient of the George Cross * John Fraser (critic) (born 1928), English/Canadian author, literary theorist, and cultural analyst * John Fraser (film producer) (1930–2010), Australian film producer and cinema executive * John Fraser (actor) (1931–2020), Scottish actor *
John MacLeod Fraser John MacLeod Fraser (February 12, 1935 – December 29, 2010) was ambassador of Canada to the People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous co ...
(1935–2010), former Canadian ambassador to China * John Fraser (novelist, poet) (born 1939), English professor, novelist, and poet * John A. Fraser (businessman) (born 1951), Australian businessman * John Fraser (physician), Scottish physician *John Fraser, musician in the James Wright Group


Other uses

*'' John B. Fraser'', a steamship lost on Lake Nipissing,
Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...


See also

* Jack Fraser (disambiguation) * John Frazer (disambiguation) {{dab, hn=Fraser, John