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

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...

MLA for

Perth North Perth North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Pert ...

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 Andrew Monteith (August 15, 1823 – February 1, 1896) was a Canadian businessman and political figure in Ontario. He represented Perth North in the Parliament of Ontario from 1867 to 1874 and in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conser ...

. He was educated in Stratford and studied medicine at

Trinity College, Toronto Trinity College (occasionally referred to as The University of Trinity College) is a college federated with the University of Toronto, founded in 1851 by Bishop John Strachan. Strachan originally intended Trinity as a university of strong Angli ...

. In 1895, he married Alice Mary Chowen. He served as mayor of Stratford from 1917 to 1918. Monteith defeated

Francis Wellington Hay Francis Wellington Hay (November 17, 1864 – April 1, 1932) was a grain merchant and Canadian politician. Hay was born in Listowel, Canada West, the son of William G. Hay. He worked for the Federal Bank for three years before entering the fam ...

to win the seat in the provincial assembly in 1923. He died in office in 1934. His son

Jay Waldo Monteith Jay Waldo Monteith, (June 24, 1903 – December 19, 1981) was a Canadian politician. Born in Stratford, Ontario, the son of Joseph Dunsmore Monteith, an Ontario MPP and cabinet minister, and Allice Chowen, he graduated from the University ...

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 Finance ministers 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 {{Ontario-mayor-stub