John Felton Betts
John Felton Betts | |
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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the North-West Territories | |
| In office 1894–1898 | |
| Preceded by | James Hamilton Ross |
| Succeeded by | William Eakin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 9, 1854 Canada West[1] |
| Died | May 9, 1914 (aged 59) Prince Albert, Saskatchewan[2] |
John Felton Betts (October 9, 1854 – May 9, 1914Cumberland in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 1888 to 1898.
He was born in
Canada West, the son of the Reverend Lorenzo A. Betts, and was educated at Albert College in Belleville. In 1882, he married Mary E. Boyle. Betts settled in Prince Albert in 1879, where he was the first person to erect a building on the townsite.[3] He was justice of the peace and chairman of the school board. Betts also served as acting mayor of Prince Albert for nine years.[3] He was Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
from 1894 to 1898.
Outside of government, John Betts was a member of the freemasons of Saskatchewan.
References
- 'The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891, JA Gemmill
Bibliography
- Perry, Sandra E.; Footz, Valerie L. (2006). A Higher Duty : Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies of the North-West Territories and Alberta, 1888-2005. ISBN 0-9689217-3-6.
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