John Harold

John Harold
Member of Parliament for Brant
In office December 1917 – October 1921
Preceded by	John Henry Fisher
Succeeded by	William Charles Good
Personal details
Born	(1873-11-09)9 November 1873 Brantford, Ontario
Died	16 February 1947(1947-02-16) (aged 73) Paris, Ontario
Party	Unionist
Profession	Manufacturer

John Harold (9 November 1873 – 16 February 1947) was a Liberal party and Unionist member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Brantford, Ontario and became a manufacturer.

He was elected to Parliament at the Brant riding in the 1917 general election. After serving one federal term, the 13th Canadian Parliament, Harold left the House of Commons and did not seek re-election in the 1921 general vote. He made one attempt to return to Parliament when he was a Liberal candidate for Brant in the 1930 federal election but lost to Franklin Smoke, the incumbent at that time.

He died at his home in Paris, Ontario on 16 February 1947.

Electoral record

1917 Canadian federal election: Brant
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Government (Liberal–Unionist)	John Harold	2,106	38.8	-13.1
	Government (Conservative-Unionist)	Henry Cockshutt	2,023	37.3
	Opposition (Laurier Liberals)	Blackwell Lawrence Doran	1,299	23.9	-24.2
Total valid votes			5,428	100.0

Note: Unionist vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1911 election.

External links

• John Harold – Parliament of Canada biography