Leonard Burnett
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| Leonard Burnett | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Ontario South |
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| In office 1896 – 1900 |
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| Preceded by | William Smith |
| Succeeded by | William Ross |
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| Born | April 5, 1845 Yorkshire, England |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Toronto, Ontario |
| Nationality | British subject |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Farmer, teacher |
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Leonard Burnett (April 5, 1845 in Yorkshire, England - August 21, 1932) was a politician, farmer and teacher. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons 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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leonard Burnett – Parliament of Canada biography
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
