John J. Garland

John J. Garland

John James Garland (September 15, 1873—1925) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1914 to 1915, as a member of the Conservative Party.

Garland was born in Bell Corners, Ontario, and was educated in Ottawa. He later moved to Portage le Prairie in Manitoba, and worked as a merchant. He served as mayor of Portage la Prairie for two years, and was a city alderman for a further eight. In religion, he was a member of the Church of England.

He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1914 provincial election, defeated Liberal candidate Charles D. McPherson by ten votes in the constituency of Lakeside. The Conservatives won a majority government, and Garland served as a backbench supporter of Rodmond P. Roblin's administration.

In 1915, the Roblin administration was forced to resign from office amid a serious corruption scandal. A new election was called, in which the Liberals won a landslide majority. Garland lost to Mcpherson by 163 votes.


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