John Gillanders Turriff

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John Turriff
John Turriff

John Gillanders Turriff (14 December 185510 November 1930) was a Canadian parliamentarian.

Born in Petit-Métis, Canada East, Turriff as a young man settled in Western Canada, first in Manitoba, where he established himself as a farmer, and subsequently in that part of the North-West Territories which corresponds to the modern province of Saskatchewan. After moving to the North-West Territories, he became a successful merchant. A Liberal, he first ran for a seat as a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Assiniboia East in 1891, but was defeated by Conservative Edgar Dewdney. He did not run again for federal office until the Canadian federal election of 1904, when he succeeded in securing the seat for Assiniboia East. He was subsequently re-elected in 1908, 1911, and 1917. During the later years of World War I, Turriff sat as a Liberal-Unionist and was a reluctant supporter of the Unionist coalition government led by Conservative Robert Laird Borden. In recognition of his support, Turriff was appointed on 23 September 1918 to the Canadian Senate on Borden's recommendation, and represented the senatorial division of Assiniboia, Saskatchewan as a Liberal until his death.

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Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
Preceded by
New District
MLA Moose Mountain
1884-1888
Succeeded by
District Abolished
Preceded by
New District
MLA Souris
1888-1891
Succeeded by
George Knowling
Parliament of Canada
Preceded by
James Moffat Douglas
Member of Parliament Assiniboia East
1904-1907
Succeeded by
District Abolished