John Lineham was a territorial-level politician and businessman from Northwest Territories, Canada.
11 Facts About John Lineham
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John Lineham married Mary Elizabeth Martin in Collingwood, Ontario on 21 March 1894 and have two daughters.
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John Lineham was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories in the 1888 Northwest Territories general election.
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John Lineham won the top place in the two-man district of Calgary.
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The electoral district was abolished and John Lineham ran in the new High River electoral district in the 1894 Northwest Territories general election.
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John Lineham was easily re-elected and served his final term.
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John Lineham did not run for office after the assembly dissolved in 1898.
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John Lineham contested the November 1886 Calgary municipal election garnering 172 votes, but ultimately losing to George Clift King by 23 votes.
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In 1909 John Lineham would be acclaimed as Mayor of Okotoks, Alberta, and subsequently acclaimed again in 1910.
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John Lineham formed the Rocky Mountain Development Company with George Leeson and engineer Allan Patrick, and on 21 September 1902 would make Alberta's first major oil strike in what is Waterton Lakes National Park.
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John Lineham died in Calgary on 21 April 1913 from Bright's disease.