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- ↑ Begg, Alexander (1894). History of British Columbia from its Earliest Discovery to the Present Time. Toronto: William Briggs. p. 546.
- ↑ "Speakers of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 1872-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
- 1 2 Electoral History of British Columbia 1871-1986 (PDF). Elections British Columbia. 1988.
- ↑ Teece, Wendy K. (1982). "Ask, John". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography . Vol. XI (1881–1890) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
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