John Gillanders Turriff, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About 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 Senate of Canada on Borden's recommendation, and represented the senatorial division of Assiniboia, Manitoba as a Liberal until his death.
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