John Ryerson Neff was a farmer and political figure in the Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

, Canada. He represented Moosomin

Moosomin (N.W.T. electoral district)

Moosomin was a territorial electoral district in Northwest Territories, Canada that came into existence by Royal Proclamation in 1885 and was abolished when Alberta and Saskatchewan were created in 1905.-History:...

 in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1888 to 1898.

He was born in Troy, 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...

, Canada West. Neff served on the municipal council for Wentworth County. He came to Moosomin

Moosomin, Saskatchewan

-Climate:-Moosomin in popular culture:* The Guess Who has a song called "Runnin' Back to Saskatoon"; it also mentions Moose Jaw and Moosomin.-Notable people from Moosomin:...

in 1882. He served four years as a member of the Executive Council for the Northwest Territories.