John Warwick King (26 December 1856 – 14 January 1927) was a Progressive party member of the

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. He was born in

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and became a farmer and teacher. King attended public school at Bluevale. For 17 years he was a public school teacher in the province, then became an agriculturalist. King once served as treasurer Turnberry Township. He was first elected to Parliament at the

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riding in the 1921 general election then re-elected there in

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and

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. King died on 14 January 1927 of a heart attack at his home in Bluevale, before the end of his term in the

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. His wife, née Annie Olive Schoales, died in May 1926.

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* 1856 births 1927 deaths Canadian farmers Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Progressive Party of Canada MPs 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Ontario-MP-stub