John Milton Platt

Last updated

For other people named John Platt, see John Platt.

John Milton Platt (April 18, 1840 September 27, 1919) was a physician and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Prince Edward in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1891 as a Liberal member. [1]

He was born in Athol Township, Upper Canada, [1] the son of Dyer Platt and Myria Morgan. [2] Platt was educated at the Fort Edward Institute in New York state and at Victoria University in Cobourg. In 1872, Platt married Amelia Branscombe. [3] He also served as a public school inspector and as surgeon for the militia. Platt was editor and publisher for the Picton New Nation. [4] His election in 1888 was overturned after an appeal but he won the by-election that followed. He was defeated by Archibald Campbell Miller when he ran for reelection in 1891. [1] Platt later served as warden for Kingston Penitentiary [5] from 1899 to 1913. He died in Picton at the age of 79. [2]

1887 Canadian federal election : Prince Edward
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal John M. Platt 2,222
 UnknownRobert Clapp2,151

By-election: On election being declared void:

By-election: 19 March 1988
PartyCandidateVotes
  Liberal John M. PLATT 2,198
 UnknownRobert CLAPP1,971
1891 Canadian federal election : Prince Edward
PartyCandidateVotes
  Conservative Archibald Campbell Miller 2,264
  Liberal John M. Platt 2,225

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John A. Macdonald</span> Prime minister of Canada from 1867 to 1873 and 1878 to 1891

Sir John Alexander Macdonald was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. He was the dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, and had a political career that spanned almost half a century.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas Simpson Sproule</span> Canadian politician

Thomas Simpson Sproule was a Canadian parliamentarian, Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada from 1911–1915, and a member of the Canadian Senate from 1915–1917.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Richard John Cartwright</span> Canadian politician

Sir Richard John Cartwright was a Canadian businessman and politician.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Yeo</span> Canadian politician

John Yeo was a Canadian farmer, ship builder and parliamentarian.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">John Philip Roblin</span> Politician in Upper Canada and Province of Canada

John Philip Roblin was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">James Simeon McCuaig</span> Canadian politician

James Simeon McCuaig was a businessman and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Prince Edward in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1872, and in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1879 to 1882.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henry Smith (Canadian politician)</span> Province of Canada and Ontario politician

Sir Henry Smith was a Canadian lawyer and political figure. He represented Frontenac County in the Parliament of the Province of Canada, and later in the 1st Parliament of Ontario.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jean-Baptiste Daoust</span> Canadian politician

Jean-Baptiste Daoust was a Quebec farmer and political figure. He represented Two Mountains (Deux-Montagnes) in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1872 and from 1876 to 1891.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ralph Campney</span> Canadian politician

Ralph Osborne Campney was a Canadian politician.

James Henry Metcalfe was a Canadian businessman and political figure. He represented Kingston in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1879 to 1892 and Kingston in the House of Commons of Canada from 1892 to 1896 as a Conservative member.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">George Oscar Alcorn</span> Canadian lawyer and politician

George Oscar Alcorn was a Canadian lawyer and politician.

Morley Currie was an Ontario physician and political figure. He represented Prince Edward in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1902 to 1908 and in the House of Commons of Canada from 1908 to 1911 as a Liberal member.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Henderson (Canadian politician)</span> Canadian politician

David Henderson, was a Canadian merchant, banker and politician.

Arthur Edward Ross was a Canadian physician and political figure in Ontario. He represented Kingston in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1911 to 1921 and represented Kingston and then Kingston City in the House of Commons of Canada from 1921 to 1935 as a Conservative member.

George Walker Wesley Dawson was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Addington in the House of Commons of Canada from 1891 to 1896 as a Liberal member.

James Herbert Stitt was a Canadian politician and lawyer.

John Hubbs was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Wellington, Ontario and became a canner and manufacturer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sean Casey (Canadian politician)</span> Canadian politician

Sean J. Casey is a Canadian politician from Prince Edward Island, Canada. Casey was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 federal election as the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Charlottetown. Casey previously served as the president of the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party.

Edward John Barker Pense was a newspaper editor and owner and a politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Kingston in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1901 to 1908 as a Liberal. Pense was mayor of Kingston in 1881.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Electoral history of John A. Macdonald</span> Electoral history of Prime Minister Macdonald

This article is the Electoral history of Sir John A. Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada.

References

  1. 1 2 3 John Milton Platt – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. 1 2 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1889, AJ Gemmill
  4. A Cyclopæedia of Canadian biography being chiefly men of the time ..., GM Rose (1886)
  5. Canada's Big House: The Dark History of the Kingston Penitentiary, Peter H. Hennessy ( ISBN   1550023306)]