John Wesley Widdifield

John Wesley Widdifield

John Wesley Widdifield (March 16 1869 – ) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Ontario North as a United Farmers of Ontario member from 1914 to 1929.

He was born in Uxbridge Township, the son of Warren Playter Widdifield. He was educated in Uxbridge and at the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph, later receiving a degree from Toronto University. In 1895, he married Lucy Dike. Widdifield also served as reeve for Uxbridge. He was first elected in a by-election held in the spring of 1919 and was reelected in 1919, 1923 and 1926.

References

* "Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1922", EJ Chambers

External links

* [http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_all_detail.do?locale=en&ID=1968 Member's parliamentary history for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario]


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