John Brenton St. John was a merchant and political figure on Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island

Prince Edward Island is a Canadian province consisting of an island of the same name, as well as other islands. The maritime province is the smallest in the nation in both land area and population...

. He represented 1st Kings

1st Kings

1st Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1873 to 1993.The district comprised the easternmost portion of Kings County....

 in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island

The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island, along with the Lieutenant-Governor, forms the parliament of the province. The General Assembly meets at Province House, which is located at the intersection of Richmond and Great George Streets in Charlottetown....

 from 1949 to 1959.

He was born in Souris, Prince Edward Island

Souris, Prince Edward Island

Souris is a Canadian port town in northeastern Kings County, Prince Edward Island. It is located in an area famous for its beaches and potatoes, containing the majority of Prince Edward Island's potato manufacturers.-History:...

, the son of Patrick St. John and Anastasia MacAulay, and was educated at Saint Dunstan's College

Saint Dunstan's University

St. Dunstan's University is a former university which was located on the northern outskirts of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. SDU merged with Prince of Wales College in 1969 to form the University of Prince Edward Island.St...

. St. John was director of a fish factory and a dealer and exporter of farm produce. In 1949, he married Edna Campbell. St. John served nine years as a member of the town council for Souris. He was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1949 by-election held after Thomas Joseph Kickham

Thomas Joseph Kickham

Thomas Joseph Kickham was a farmer, trader and political figure on Prince Edward Island. He represented 1st Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1943 to 1949 and King's in the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1957 as a Liberal...

 was elected to the House of Commons. St. John served in the provincial cabinet as a minister without portfolio

Minister without Portfolio

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from 1951 to 1953 and was deputy Speaker from 1954 to 1959. He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1949.