John Cascaden

Dr. John Harold Cascaden, Sr.
Ontario MPP
In office
1879–1886
Preceded byDavid McLaws
Succeeded byAndrew B. Ingram
ConstituencyElgin West
Personal details
Born(1840-12-03)December 3, 1840
DiedAugust 31, 1904(1904-08-31) (aged 63)
PartyLiberal
SpouseHannah Katherine Decou (m. 1872)
Children5

Dr. John Harold Cascaden (December 3, 1840 – August 31, 1904) was an Ontario physician and political figure. He represented Elgin West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1879 to 1886 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Ballintra, County Donegal, Ireland on December 3, 1840, and emigrated to Bruce County, Canada West with his family in 1850. He studied at the University of Toronto, receiving an M.D. in 1863, and at the Royal College of Physicians in London, England. After his first wife, Catherine Cascaden nee Ferguson, died in 1871, John Cascaden married Hannah Katherine Decou in 1872. John and Hannah had five children: David Arthur (b: 1874), Annie May (b:1875), John Harold (b:1879), Douglas Jerald (b:1881), and Gordon L. (b:1884). He served as coroner for Elgin County. John died August 31, 1904, and is buried in the cemetery of St. Stephen's Anglican Church in Dunwich, Elgin County, Ontario.

Electoral history

1879 Ontario general election: Elgin West
Party Candidate Votes%
LiberalJohn Cascaden1,25750.22
ConservativeThomas Wilson Crothers1,24649.78
Total valid votes 2,50370.27
Eligible voters 3,562
Liberal hold Swing –
Source: Elections Ontario

References

  1. ↑ "Person Details for John Cascaden". Familysearch.org. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "1879 General Election - Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. Retrieved 11 September 2026.
  3. ↑ "Sessional Paper No. 19 - Return from the records of the General Election to the Legislative Assembly in 1879". Ontario Sessional Papers, 1880: Vol. XIL - Part III (Report). Toronto: King's Printer. 1880.