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John Goodall Snetsinger

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John Goodall Snetsinger
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Cornwall and Stormont
In office
1896–1900
Preceded byDarby Bergin
Succeeded byRobert Abercrombie Pringle
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Cornwall
In office
1871–1875
Preceded byJohn Sandfield Macdonald
Succeeded byAlexander Fraser McIntyre
In office
1875–1879
Preceded byAlexander Fraser McIntyre
Succeeded byWilliam Mack
Personal details
Born(1833-10-13)October 13, 1833
Cornwall Township, Upper Canada
DiedDecember 9, 1909(1909-12-09) (aged 76)
New York City, New York
Political partyLiberal
Other political
affiliations
Ontario Liberal Party

John Goodall Snetsinger (October 13, 1833 – December 9, 1909) was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Cornwall in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1872 to 1879 and Cornwall and Stormont in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal from 1896 to 1900.

He was born in Cornwall Township in Upper Canada in 1833. He owned a gristmill and general store in the town of Moulinette. Snetsinger served as reeve for the township in 1869. He was elected to the Ontario legislature in an 1872 by-election and reelected in 1875. In 1896, he was elected to the federal parliament. He successfully lobbied the federal government for a small railway station on the Grand Trunk Railway line in Moulinette. He died in New York City in 1909 while visiting.

He was the maternal grandfather and a significant presence in the upbringing of travel writer M. Wylie Blanchet.[1]: 24 

The town of Moulinette was permanently flooded during the building of the Saint Lawrence Seaway.[2]

Electoral history

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Ontario provincial by-election, July 16, 1872: Cornwall
Death of John Sandfield Macdonald
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal John Goodall Snetsinger 410 57.83
Independent Mr. Amable 299 42.17
Total valid votes 709 100.0  
Liberal gain from Conservative Swing  
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[3]: 52 
1875 Ontario general election: Cornwall
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Alexander Fraser McIntyre 499 50.25  
Liberal John Goodall Snetsinger 494 49.75 −8.08
Turnout 993 68.44
Eligible voters 1,451
Election voided
Source: Elections Ontario[4]
Ontario provincial by-election, 1875: Cornwall
Previous election voided
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal John Goodall Snetsinger 481 50.42 −7.41
Conservative Alexander Fraser McIntyre 473 49.58  
Total valid votes 954
Liberal hold Swing −7.41
Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[3]: 52 

References

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  1. ^ Converse, Cathy (2018) [2008]. Horsdal, Marlyn (ed.). Following the Curve of Time: The Untold Story of Capi Blanchet (Book) (2nd ed.). TouchWood Editions. ISBN 978-1-77151-296-1.
  2. ^ "Moulinette". The Lost Villages Historical Society. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
  4. ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved 6 April 2024.