John Sutherland Ridley (April 6, 1882 – May 2, 1934) was a politician in

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, Canada. He served in the

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from 1920 to 1922. Ridley was a member of the Conservative Party.

Biography

He was born in Parkhill, Ontario, the son of John W. Ridley and Elisabeth Boyd. Ridley was first employed in farming and later entered the farm implement business, partnering with his brother in

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. He played with the Manitou Lacrosse Club, who were provincial champions in 1904. He was a member of the

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. Ridley married Sarah E. Kealey. Ridley was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1920 provincial election, defeating

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candidate George Compton by 259 votes in the constituency of

. Incumbent

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George Armstrong finished third. The Liberal Party won a

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in this election, and Ridley served with his party in opposition. He ran for re-election in the 1922 provincial election, and narrowly lost to George Compton in a rematch from two years earlier. Compton was by this time a candidate of the

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. His son

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also served in the Manitoba assembly., He died in Manitou in 1934.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ridley, John S. Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs People from Manitou, Manitoba 1882 births 1934 deaths 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba