John Willard Freeborn | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1934–1943 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Van Wyck Laughton |
| Succeeded by | Thomas L. Patrick |
| Constituency | Middlesex North |
| In office 1919–1926 | |
| Preceded by | John McFarlane |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Middlesex East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 24, 1885 Denfield, Middlesex County |
| Died | December 16, 1953 (aged 68) |
| Political party | United Farmers, 1919-1926 Liberal, 1934-1943 |
| Spouse | J. Irene Carmichael (m. 1913) |
| Occupation | Farmer |
John Willard Freeborn (May 24, 1885 – December 16, 1953) was a farmer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Middlesex East from 1919 to 1926 as a United Farmers member and Middlesex North from 1934 to 1943 as a Liberal member in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.[1]
The son of Thomas Freeborn and Margaret Crawdon, he was born in Denfield, Middlesex County and was educated there. In 1913, he married J. Irene Carmichael.[1]
Freeborn was first elected to the Ontario assembly in 1919, serving two terms as a United Farmers member. He ran unsuccessfully for the Middlesex East seat in the Canadian House of Commons as a Progressive Party candidate in 1926, losing to Adam King Hodgins.[2] He was elected as a Liberal in 1934 and reelected in 1937, before being defeated in the 1943 Ontario general election.[3]