John Francis Dowling, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada
About John Francis Dowling
- John Francis Dowling (December 3, 1851 – September 25, 1926) was an Ontario physician and political figure.
- He represented Renfrew South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1883 to 1886 and from 1890 to 1894. He was born in Appleton, Lanark County, Canada West in 1851, the son of Irish immigrants.
- He studied at the University of Ottawa and McGill College where he obtained an MD CM degree in 1875.
- He set up practice in Eganville.
- In 1875, he married Elizabeth, the daughter of James Bonfield who had previously represented Renfrew South in the provincial assembly.
- Dowling's election in 1883 was appealed in 1883 and 1884; he won the by-elections that followed.
- He was defeated in the general election held in 1886 by John Alfred McAndrew but then reelected in 1890.
- He died on September 25, 1926.
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