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John Rutherford "Ford" Messer (December 10, 1889 - May 27, 1949) was a
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businessman and politician in the Province of New Brunswick. Messer was born in the rural community of Tweedside,
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. He operated a meat business in his home area and was also a dealer in horses. In 1910 he married Annie Piercy Lister with whom he had two children. She died in 1939 and he later married the widow of William McElroy. Elected to the York County Council in 1937, Ford Messer served until his death in 1949. In the 1939 New Brunswick general election he was elected to the
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as a Conservative Party candidate for the multi-member riding of York County. Messer served one term in the 39th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly until he was defeated in the 1944 election by the
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candidate, Harry Corey. Ford Messer died of a
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in 1949.


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Migration to Harvey Settlement
* Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1956, Pierre G. Normandin {{DEFAULTSORT:Messer, John Rutherford 1889 births 1949 deaths Businesspeople from New Brunswick People from York County, New Brunswick New Brunswick municipal councillors Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick MLAs 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick