John Milton Platt

John Milton Platt

John Milton Platt (April 18 1840 – September 27 1919) was a physician and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Prince Edward in the Canadian House of Commons from 1882 to 1891 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Athol Township, Upper Canada. Platt was educated at the Fort Edward Institute in New York state and at Victoria University in Cobourg. In 1872, Platt married Amelia Brnnscombe. He also served as a public school inspector and as surgeon for the militia. Platt was editor and publisher for the Picton "New Nation". His election in 1888 was overturned after an appeal but he won the by-election that followed. Platt later served as warden for Kingston Penitentiary ["Canada's Big House: The Dark History of the Kingston Penitentiary", Peter H. Hennessy (ISBN 1550023306)] ] .

References

* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=6906284a-54ed-41cf-bf8a-50e908242436&Language=E Political Biography from the Library of Parliament]
* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32960 "The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1889", AJ Gemmill]
* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=91595 "A Cyclopæedia of Canadian biography being chiefly men of the time ...", GM Rose (1886)]


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