Joseph Dunsmore Monteith (June 2, 1865 – January 8, 1934) was an

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MLA for Perth North from 1923 to 1934. He was treasurer from 1926 to 1930 and Minister of Labour, Public Works and Highways from 1930 to 1934. Monteith, a physician born near Stratford, was the son of Andrew Monteith. He was educated in Stratford and studied medicine at

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. In 1895, he married Alice Mary Chowen. He served as mayor of Stratford from 1917 to 1918. Monteith defeated Francis Wellington Hay to win the seat in the provincial assembly in 1923. He died in office in 1934. His son J. Waldo Monteith later became a member of the House of Commons.

References

* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide'', 1925, EJ Chambers

External links

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''History of Perth County to 1967'', WS & HJM Johnston (1957)
1865 births 1934 deaths Canadian people of Ulster-Scottish descent Ministers of finance of Ontario Mayors of Stratford, Ontario Members of the Executive Council of Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Trinity College (Canada) alumni University of Toronto alumni 20th-century mayors of places in Ontario 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario {{Ontario-mayor-stub