Jonathan Joseph Merner

Jonathan Joseph Merner (April 2, 1864 – February 26, 1929) was a farmer, merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Huron South in the House of Commons of Canada from 1911 to 1921 as a Conservative.[1]

He was born in Blake, Canada West, the son of Gottlieb Merner and Enélie Brossoit, and was educated in Hay Township. He established himself as a farmer and merchant at Zurich. In 1900, Merner married Clara Edith Graham.[2] In the 1911 federal election, he campaigned against reciprocity in trade with the United States, arguing that the local trade in horses and salt would suffer.[3] From 1917 to 1921, Merner was a Unionist Party member. Merner ran unsuccessfully for reelection to the House of Commons in 1921 and 1925. He died in Windsor at the age of 64.[2]

References

  1. ^ Jonathan Joseph Merner – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. ^ Wooden, Joseph L (1973). Exeter, Situated on the London & Goderich Road ... pp. 307–9. Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.


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