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Widdifield Forest Provincial Park
Widdifield is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * John Wesley Widdifield (1869–1943), Canadian politician * Joseph Henry Widdifield (1845–1906), Canadian politician {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wesley Widdifield
John Wesley Widdifield (March 16, 1869 – October 14, 1943) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Ontario North as a Liberal member from 1919 to 1929. He was born in Uxbridge Township, the son of Warren Playter Widdifield. He was educated in Uxbridge and at the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph Guelph ( ; 2021 Canadian Census population 143,740) is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Known as "The Royal City", Guelph is roughly east of Kitchener and west of Downtown Toronto, at the intersection of Highway 6, Highway 7 and Well ..., later receiving a degree from Toronto University. In 1895, he married Lucy Dike. Widdifield also served as reeve for Uxbridge. He was first elected as a United Farmers candidate in a by-election held in the spring of 1919 but was elected as a Liberal in 1919, 1923 and 1926. He died in 1943 when he was stricken while he was driving to the funeral of a friend at his hometown of Uxbridge. References * ''Canadian Parli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |