Joseph Monteith
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Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Joseph Dunsmore Monteith (June 2, 1865 – January 8, 1934) was an Ontario MLA for Perth North from 1923 to 1934. He was treasurer from 1926 to 1930 and Minister of Labour, Public Works and Highways from 1930 to 1934.
Monteith, a physician born near Stratford, was the son of Andrew Monteith. He was educated in Stratford and studied medicine at Trinity College, Toronto. In 1895, he married Alice Mary Chowen. He served as mayor of Stratford from 1917 to 1918. Monteith defeated Francis Wellington Hay to win the seat in the provincial assembly in 1923. He died in office in 1934.
His son Jay Waldo Monteith later became a member of the House of Commons.
References
- Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1925, EJ Chambers
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- 1865 births
- 1934 deaths
- Canadian people of Ulster-Scottish descent
- Ministers of finance of Ontario
- Mayors of Stratford, Ontario
- Members of the Executive Council of Ontario
- Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
- Trinity College (Canada) alumni
- University of Toronto alumni
- 20th-century mayors of places in Ontario
- 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario