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John Dickenson (Canadian politician)
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John Dickenson was a Hamilton, Ontario
contractor and political figure. He represented Wentworth South
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
from 1896 to 1904 as a Liberal member.
He was born at Hayden Bridge-on-Tyne, Northumberland
, England
. John Dickenson is the son of Edward Dickenson, and came to Glanford Township, Canada West with his family in 1855. He learned the trades of bricklaying and masonry from his father. In 1871, he married Angela Young. He was president of the Kramer Irwin Paving Company. He was also involved in the construction of a number of buildings throughout the province. Dickenson was a member of the township council for Glanford, serving as reeve in 1887, and was warden for Wentworth County
in 1891. He was secretary-treasurer for the South Wentworth Agricultural Society and served ten years as superintendent of the Great Central Fair in Hamilton
. He was elected to the provincial assembly in an 1896 by-election held after Nicholas Awrey
resigned his seat. He was also one of the five Johns of the Dominion Power and Transmission Company John Morison Gibson
was another. They owned the Hamilton Street Rail-way; they later sold out to hydro about 1930. John Dickenson, his brother Edward and his father, Edward Senior, built all the schools in Glanford, except No. 5, also the schools in Binbrook, Ancaster, Seneca, Oneida and West Flamborough. His Brickyard was in Glanford at the north east corner of Twenty and No. 6 Highway. John was also on the board of directors of the Bank of Hamilton
.
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
contractor and political figure. He represented Wentworth South
Wentworth South
Wentworth South was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904. it was located near Hamilton in the province of Ontario....
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
from 1896 to 1904 as a Liberal member.
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. John Dickenson is the son of Edward Dickenson, and came to Glanford Township, Canada West with his family in 1855. He learned the trades of bricklaying and masonry from his father. In 1871, he married Angela Young. He was president of the Kramer Irwin Paving Company. He was also involved in the construction of a number of buildings throughout the province. Dickenson was a member of the township council for Glanford, serving as reeve in 1887, and was warden for Wentworth County
Wentworth County, Ontario
Wentworth County, area , is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.It was created in 1816 as part of the Gore District in what was then Upper Canada and later Canada West...
in 1891. He was secretary-treasurer for the South Wentworth Agricultural Society and served ten years as superintendent of the Great Central Fair in Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
. He was elected to the provincial assembly in an 1896 by-election held after Nicholas Awrey
Nicholas Awrey
Nicholas Awrey was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Wentworth South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1879 to 1898 as a Liberal member....
resigned his seat. He was also one of the five Johns of the Dominion Power and Transmission Company John Morison Gibson
John Morison Gibson
Sir John Morison Gibson, KCMG, KC was a Canadian politician and the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Ontario....
was another. They owned the Hamilton Street Rail-way; they later sold out to hydro about 1930. John Dickenson, his brother Edward and his father, Edward Senior, built all the schools in Glanford, except No. 5, also the schools in Binbrook, Ancaster, Seneca, Oneida and West Flamborough. His Brickyard was in Glanford at the north east corner of Twenty and No. 6 Highway. John was also on the board of directors of the Bank of Hamilton
Bank of Hamilton
The Bank of Hamilton was established in 1872 by local businessmen in the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada under the leadership of Donald McInnes, the bank's first President. Like the other Canadian chartered banks, it issued its own paper money. The bank issued notes 1872-1922...
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External links
- The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897 JA Gemmill
- Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
- Prominent men of Canada : a collection of persons distinguished in professional and political life ..., GM Adam (1892)
- Industrial Hamilton -- A Trail to the Future - The Five Johns at web.archive.org