John Drew Sperry

John Drew Sperry

John Drew Sperry (February 10 1851 – October 7 1933) was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1889 to 1896, from 1897 to 1901 and from 1902 to 1906. Sperry represented Lunenburg in the Canadian House of Commons from 1909 to 1911 as a Liberal member.

He was born in Petite-Rivière, Nova Scotia and was educated at the Sackville Academy. Sperry married Maria Dauphinea. He served seven years on the Lunenburg County council. Sperry was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1889 by-election held after the death of George A. Ross [ [http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=1476 "History of the County of Lunenburg", M B DesBrisay (1967)] ] . He resigned his seat in 1896 to run unsuccessfully for a federal seat. He was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1909 by-election held after Alexander Kenneth Maclean resigned his seat to served in the provincial assembly; Sperry was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1911.

References

* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=5de7002e-d3b5-41bc-b341-483ed5ed36d6&Language=E Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]
* [http://www.canadiana.org/ECO/mtq?doc=32961 "The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891" JA Gemmill]


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