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About John J. Garland
- John James Garland (September 15, 1873—March 9, 1925) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.
- He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1914 to 1915, as a member of the Conservative Party. Garland was born in Bell’s Corners, Ontario, the son of Absalom Garland, of Irish descent, and Isabelle Foster, and was educated in Ottawa, Ontario.
- He moved to Portage le Prairie in Manitoba in 1892, where he worked as a clerk and then manager in a retail business operated by his uncle, William Garland.
- He later became a partner and then took over ownership of the business after his uncle's death.
- Garland served as mayor of Portage la Prairie for two years, and was a city alderman for a further eight.
- He also was president of the local Board of Trade.
- In 1898, Garland married Kathleen Fox.
- In religion, he was a member of the Church of England.He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1914 provincial election, defeated Liberal candidate Charles D.
- McPherson by ten votes in the constituency of Lakeside.
- The Conservatives won a majority government, and Garland served as a backbench supporter of Rodmond Roblin's administration. In 1915, the Roblin administration was forced to resign from office amid a serious corruption scandal.
- A new election was called, in which the Liberals won a landslide majority.
- Garland lost to Mcpherson by 163 votes.He died in Portage la Prairie at the age of 51.
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