Joseph Wesley St. John (July 17, 1854 – April 7, 1907) was speaker of the Legislature of

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from 1905 to 1907 and served as

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MLA for

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from 1894 to 1898 and from 1902 to 1907. He was born in Brock Township,

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in 1854, the son of James St. John, and educated at

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. He studied law, was called to the bar in 1894 and set up practice in

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.''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1905'', AJ Magurn He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1898 but was reelected in 1902. St. John also served in the Senate for the

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. He died in office in 1907.

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* * * 1854 births 1907 deaths Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Canadian Methodists 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub