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Jonathan Joseph Merner (April 2, 1864 – February 26, 1929) was a farmer, merchant and political figure in
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, Canada. He represented
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in the House of Commons of Canada from 1911 to 1921 as a
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. He was born in
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,
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, the son of Gottlieb Merner and Enélie Brossoit, and was educated in Hay Township. He established himself as a farmer and merchant at Zurich. In 1900, Merner married Clara Edith Graham. In the 1911 federal election, he campaigned against
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in trade with the United States, arguing that the local trade in horses and salt would suffer. From 1917 to 1921, Merner was a Unionist Party member. Merner ran unsuccessfully for reelection to the House of Commons in 1921 and 1925. He died in Windsor at the age of 64.


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Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Unionist Party (Canada) MPs Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs 1864 births 1929 deaths {{HistoricalConservative-Ontario-MP-stub