Joseph Monteith
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Joseph Dunsmore Monteith (June 2, 1865 – January 8, 1934) was an Ontario
MLA for Perth North
from 1923 to 1934. He was treasurer from 1926 to 1930 and Minister of Labour, Public Works and Highways from 1930 to 1934.
Monteith, a physician born near Stratford
, was the son of Andrew Monteith
. He was educated in Stratford and studied medicine at Trinity College, Toronto
. In 1895, he married Alice Mary Chowen. He served as mayor of Stratford from 1917 to 1918. Monteith defeated Francis Wellington Hay to win the seat in the provincial assembly in 1923. He died in office in 1934.
His son Jay Waldo Monteith
later became a member of the House of Commons.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
MLA for Perth North
Perth North
Perth North was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario...
from 1923 to 1934. He was treasurer from 1926 to 1930 and Minister of Labour, Public Works and Highways from 1930 to 1934.
Monteith, a physician born near Stratford
Stratford, Ontario
Stratford is a city on the Avon River in Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada with a population of 32,000.When the area was first settled by Europeans in 1832, the townsite and the river were named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England. It is the seat of Perth County. Stratford was...
, was the son of Andrew Monteith
Andrew Monteith
Andrew Monteith was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Perth North in the Parliament of Ontario from 1867 to 1874 and in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1874 to 1878....
. He was educated in Stratford and studied medicine at Trinity College, Toronto
University of Trinity College
The University of Trinity College, informally referred to as Trin, is a college of the University of Toronto, founded in 1851 by Bishop John Strachan. Trinity was intended by Strachan as a college of strong Anglican alignment, after the University of Toronto severed its ties with the Church of...
. In 1895, he married Alice Mary Chowen. He served as mayor of Stratford from 1917 to 1918. Monteith defeated Francis Wellington Hay to win the seat in the provincial assembly in 1923. He died in office in 1934.
His son Jay Waldo Monteith
Jay Waldo Monteith
Jay Waldo Monteith, PC was a Canadian politician.Born in Stratford, Ontario, the son of Joseph Dunsmore Monteith, an Ontario MPP and cabinet minister, and Allice Chowen, he graduated from the University of Toronto and became a chartered accountant in 1932...
later became a member of the House of Commons.