John Lang was a farmer and political figure in Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada. He represented Peterborough East

Peterborough East

Peterborough East was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario...

 in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1887 to 1891 and from 1896 to 1904 as an Independent Liberal member.

He was born in Keene, Upper Canada

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, the son of James Lang and Agnes Stewart, both natives of Scotland

Scotland

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. In 1866, he married Elizabeth Shearer. Lang served on the council for Otonabee Township from 1872 to 1888 and also served on the council for Peterborough County

Peterborough County, Ontario

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 for twelve years. He also served as warden for the county and reeve for the township. Lang was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1887 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1887

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, defeating the incumbent John Burnham

John Burnham (politician)

John Burnham was a Canadian physician and politician from the province of Ontario.Born in St. Thomas, Canada West, the son of Mark Burnham, he came to the County of Peterborough with his father in 1852, and located in the Village of Ashburnham...

. He did not run in 1891 but defeated Burnham again in the 1896 federal election

Canadian federal election, 1896

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. Lang was reelected in 1900, defeating John Albert Sexsmith

John Albert Sexsmith

John Albert Sexsmith was a farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Peterborough East in the Canadian House of Commons from 1908 to 1917 as a Conservative and from 1917 to 1921 as a Unionist Party member.He was born in Belmont Township, Canada West, the son of Thomas...

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