John Best (Canadian politician)

John Best
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Dufferin
In office
1909–1921
Preceded byJohn Barr
Succeeded byRobert John Woods
Personal details
Born11 July 1861
Geelong, Australia
Died7 June 1923 (aged 62)
Political partyConservative Party (1909–1917)
Unionist Party (1917–1921)
Conservative Party (1921–)
Occupationfarmer

John Best (11 July 1861 in Geelong, Australia – 7 June 1923)[1] was an Australian-born politician in Canada. He was acclaimed to the House of Commons of Canada, after the death of his predecessor John Barr, on 22 December 1909, as a member of the Conservative Party to represent the riding of Dufferin. He was re-elected in the 1911 election and was re-elected as a Unionist in 1917 then defeated in the 1921 election as a Conservative.

  1. ^ John Best, Retrieved 7 November 2012