John Paton Booth (20 December 1837''Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950'' – 25 February 1902) was a

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-born political figure in

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. He represented Cowichan from 1871 to 1875,

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from 1890 to 1894 and

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from 1894 to 1902 in the

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. He was an unsuccessful candidate in both the 1875 and 1878 provincial elections. Booth was born on

Bressay Bressay is a populated island in the Shetland archipelago of Scotland. Geography and geology Bressay lies due south of Whalsay, west of the Isle of Noss, and north of Mousa. With an area of , it is the fifth-largest island in Shetland. The po ...

Shetland Shetland (until 1975 spelled Zetland), also called the Shetland Islands, is an archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands, and Norway, marking the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about to the ...

, Scotland, one of eight children of John Booth and Margaret Scott. He came to

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with his family at a young age, was educated in

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and came to British Columbia in 1859. Booth lived on

Salt Spring Island Salt Spring Island or Saltspring Island is one of the Gulf Islands in the Strait of Georgia between mainland British Columbia, Canada, and Vancouver Island. The island was initially inhabited by various Salishan peoples before being settled ...

. He served as deputy speaker of the Legislature in 1896 and as

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for the assembly in 1898 and from 1900 to 1902. Booth died in office at the age of 64 on Salt Spring Island after suffering for some time from

Bright's disease Bright's disease is a historical classification of kidney diseases that are described in modern medicine as acute or chronic nephritis. It was characterized by swelling and the presence of albumin in the urine. It was frequently accompanied ...

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