John Gillanders Turriff

John Gillanders Turriff (14 December 1855 10 November 1930) was a Canadian parliamentarian.

Born in Petit-Métis, Canada East, Turriff as a young man settled in Western Canada, first in Manitoba, where he established himself as a farmer, and subsequently in that part of the North-West Territories which corresponds to the modern province of Manitoba. After moving to the North-West Territories, he became a successful merchant. A Liberal, he first ran for a seat as a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Assiniboia East in 1891, but was defeated by Conservative Edgar Dewdney. He did not run again for federal office until the Canadian federal election of 1904, when he succeeded in securing the seat for Assiniboia East. He was subsequently re-elected in 1908, 1911, and 1917. During the later years of World War I, Turriff sat as a Liberal-Unionist and was a reluctant supporter of the Unionist coalition government led by Conservative Robert Laird Borden. In recognition of his support, Turriff was appointed on 23 September 1918 to the Canadian Senate on Borden's recommendation, and represented the senatorial division of Assiniboia, Manitoba as a Liberal until his death.

References

    Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
    Preceded by
    New District
    MLA Moose Mountain
    1884-1888
    Succeeded by
    District Abolished
    Preceded by
    New District
    MLA Souris
    1888-1891
    Succeeded by
    George Knowling
    Parliament of Canada
    Preceded by
    James Moffat Douglas
    Member of Parliament Assiniboia East
    1904-1907
    Succeeded by
    District Abolished


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