John Scatcherd was a farmer, merchant and political figure in Canada West. He represented West Middlesex in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada

Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada

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 from 1854 to 1858.

He came to Upper Canada

Upper Canada

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 from Wyton

Wyton, East Riding of Yorkshire

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, Yorkshire

Yorkshire

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, England

England

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 in 1821. Scatcherd married Anne Farley. He settled on a farm at Wyton in West Nissouri Township; in 1831, he moved to London

London, Ontario

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, where he opened a store, the first to sell hardware in London. Scatcherd was named a magistrate for the Court of Quarter Sessions in 1834. He ran unsuccessfully against Mahlon Burwell

Mahlon Burwell

Mahlon Burwell was a surveyor and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in New Jersey in 1783 and came to Upper Canada with his family in 1796. He was largely self-schooled and was employed by the government of the province to survey the Talbot settlement and the Talbot Road in 1809 and...

 in 1836 for the London seat in the Parliament of Upper Canada. He later returned to Wyton. Scatcherd was the first warden for Middlesex County

Middlesex County, Ontario

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. He also served as warden for Oxford County

Oxford County, Ontario

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, the first postmaster for Wyton and superintendent of education. Scatcherd was also a lieutenant colonel for the county miliia. He died in office in 1858.

His sons Thomas

Thomas Scatcherd

Thomas Scatcherd was a Canadian lawyer and political figure. He represented Middlesex North as a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1876....

 and Robert Colin

Robert Colin Scatcherd

Robert Colin Scatcherd was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Middlesex North in the Canadian House of Commons from 1876 to 1878 as a Liberal member....

both served as members of the Canadian House of Commons.