J. P. Featherston, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Durham, England, United Kingdom
About J. P. Featherston
- John Peter Featherston (November 28, 1830 – 1917) was the mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, from 1874 to 1875.Born in Durham, England, in 1830, he came to Canada in 1858.
- Upon settling in Ottawa, he opened a drug store.
- In 1867 he was elected to city council, and in 1879 was appointed clerk and registrar for the Carleton County court.
- He served as chairman of the board for the Ottawa Collegiate Institute, and ran unsuccessfully to represent the City of Ottawa in the federal parliament in an 1877 by-election.
- Featherston was a District Deputy Grand Master of the Freemasons. Very little is known about Featherston, other than that he was a Liberal politician, and that he wired Richard Scott (later Sir Richard William Scott, K.C., P.C.) in 1871 advising him to enter the Liberal government.
- Later that year Scott became speaker of the legislature.
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