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John Cascaden

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Dr. John Harold Cascaden, Sr.
Ontario MPP
In office
1879–1886
Preceded byDavid McLaws
Succeeded byAndrew B. Ingram
ConstituencyElgin West
Personal details
Born(1840-12-03)December 3, 1840
Ballintra, County Donegal, Ireland
DiedAugust 31, 1904(1904-08-31) (aged 63)
Dutton, Ontario
Political partyLiberal
SpouseHannah Katherine Decou (m. 1872)
Children5

Dr. John Harold Cascaden (December 3, 1840 – August 31, 1904) was an Ontario physician and political figure. He represented Elgin West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1879 to 1886 as a Liberal members.

He was born in Ballintra, County Donegal, Ireland on December 3, 1840, and emigrated to Bruce County, Canada West with his family in 1850. He studied at the University of Toronto, receiving an M.D. in 1863, and at the Royal College of Physicians in London, England. After his first wife, Catherine Cascaden nee Ferguson, died in 1871, John Cascaden married Hannah Katherine Decou in 1872. John and Hannah had five children: David Arthur (b: 1874), Annie May (b:1875), John Harold (b:1879), Douglas Jerald (b:1881), and Gordon L. (b:1884). He served as coroner for Elgin County. John died August 31, 1904, and is buried in the cemetery of St. Stephen's Anglican Church in Dunwich, Elgin County, Ontario.[1]

Electoral history

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1879 Ontario general election: Elgin West
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal John Cascaden 1,257 50.22
Conservative T.W. Crothers 1,246 49.78
Total valid votes 2,503 70.27
Eligible voters 3,562
Liberal hold Swing
Source: Elections Ontario[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Person Details for John Cascaden". Familysearch.org. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
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