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Leonard Burnett | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Ontario South | |
| In office 1896–1900 | |
| Preceded by | William Smith |
| Succeeded by | William Ross |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 5,1845 Yorkshire,England |
| Died | August 21,1932 (aged 87) Toronto,Ontario,Canada |
| Nationality | British subject |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Farmer,teacher |
Leonard Burnett (April 5,1845 in Yorkshire,England - August 21,1932) was a politician,farmer and teacher. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1896 election as a Member of the Liberal Party in the 1896 election to represent the riding of Ontario South. [1]
The son of Thomas Burnett and Hannah Dickenson,he came to Canada in 1846,was educated in Greenwood,Ontario and Whitby and settled in Greenbank. Burnett taught school for three years. [2]
Prior to his federal political experience,he was councillor for Ontario County (1871-1873) then Deputy Reeve for Reach Township,Ontario (1891) then reeve (1892-1893). [1]
In 1870,he married Sarah Jane Dryden. Burnett died in Toronto at the age of 87. [2]
| 1896 Canadian federal election:South riding of Ontario | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
| Liberal | Leonard Burnett | 2,165 | ||||
| Conservative | William Smith | 2,021 | ||||
