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- ↑ 1920 Parliamentary Guide, p. 316
- ↑ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-08-28.
- ↑ Wiki: United Farmers of Ontario
- ↑ "PETER SMITH AND AEMILIUS JARVIS SR. CONVICTED". The Globe. Oct 25, 1924. p. 1.
- ↑ Blais, To keep or to change First Past The Post, p. 113