John Willoughby Crawford
Canadian Parliament for West Toronto | |
|---|---|
| In office 1872 – 4 November 1873 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Alexander Harrison |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Moss |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for East Toronto | |
| In office 1861–1863 | |
| Preceded by | Amos Wright |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Mortimer Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 August 1817[ Conservative |
John Willoughby Crawford QC (26 August[citation needed] 1817 – 13 May 1875) served as the third Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada from 1873 to 1875.
Born in 1817 in
Queen's Counsel.[1] He also became president of the Toronto and Nipissing Railway in 1868 and also served as a director of the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway.[2]
Crawford was member of the
representation by population. On the day his government resigned in 1873, The Right Honourable Sir John A. Macdonald appointed Crawford Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
.
In the months leading to his death, Crawford's health was poor. following several months of ill health.[3] He died on 13 May 1875 at Government House, his official residence.[2] His funeral service was conducted at St. James Cathedral with interment at a vault belonging to his wife's family.[4]
References
- ^ Morgan, Henry J (1871). Canadian Parliamentary Companion. Ottawa H.J. Morgan.
- ^ a b "Crawford, John Willoughby". Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ "Death of the Lieutenant-Governor". The Globe. 14 May 1875. p. 1.
- ^ "The Late Lieut.-Governor / Public Funeral / Imposing Ceremonies". The Globe. 19 May 1875. p. 1.