John Frederick Johnston
Last Mountain | |
|---|---|
| In office December 17, 1917 – October 29, 1925 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | William Russell Fansher |
| Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons and Chair of the Committees of the Whole House of Commons | |
| In office December 14, 1926 – May 30, 1930 | |
| Preceded by | William Duff |
| Succeeded by | Armand Lavergne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 16, 1876 Liberal-Unionist |
| Occupation | Businessman, farmer, rancher |
John Frederick Johnston (July 16, 1876 – May 9, 1948) was a Saskatchewan politician.
Johnston was born to a wealthy family in
Simcoe County.[1]
He moved to
Bladworth, Saskatchewan. In addition to his farm, he owned a lumberyard and hardware store in town and developed a string of general stores in the region.[1]
He was elected by
Union Government formed by Conservative Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden.[1]
During the parliament, Johnston broke with both the government and the Liberals to support the new agrarian based
whip in the House of Commons of Canada.[1]
Johnston supported co-operation between the Progressives and the Liberals. He was re-elected as a Progressive MP, this time in the riding of
Johnston was defeated in the
Johnston was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Mackenzie King in 1943 and sat in the upper house until his death in 1948.[1]