John Holmes (Ontario politician)
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John Holmes (1828 – 24 September 1879) was a Canadian politician and surveyor.
He was born in Newtownforbes, County Longford, Ireland in 1828. He came to Upper Canada in 1846 and settled in Huntley Township where he served several terms as reeve. Elected in the Canadian federal election of 1867, he served as the Liberal-Conservative Member of Parliament representing the riding of Carleton in the province of Ontario. He was defeated in the 1872 and 1874 elections, and never again sat in parliament. He died in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1879.
