John Willoughby Crawford

John Willoughby Crawford QC (26 August^{[citation needed]} 1817 – 13 May 1875) was a Canadian politician who served as the third Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1873 to 1875.

The Honourable John Willoughby Crawford QC
3rd Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
In office 12 November 1873 – 13 May 1875
Monarch	Victoria
Governor General	The Earl of Dufferin
Premier	Oliver Mowat
Preceded by	William Pearce Howland
Succeeded by	Donald Alexander Macdonald
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Leeds South
In office 1867–1872
Succeeded by	Albert Norton Richards
Member of the Canadian Parliament for West Toronto
In office 1872 – 4 November 1873
Preceded by	Robert Alexander Harrison
Succeeded by	Thomas Moss
Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for East Toronto
In office 1861–1863
Preceded by	Amos Wright
Succeeded by	Alexander Mortimer Smith
Personal details
Born	(1817-08-26)26 August 1817[citation needed] Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland
Died	13 May 1875(1875-05-13) (aged 57) Toronto, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Conservative

Life

Born in 1817 in Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland, the son of George Crawford, John Crawford came to Upper Canada as a child when his family settled in Brockville. He married Helen Sherwood of York, Upper Canada (Toronto). A lawyer by profession, Crawford served as president of the Royal Canadian Bank and was solicitor for the Grand Trunk Railway. In 1867, he was appointed Queen's Counsel.^[1] He also became president of the Toronto and Nipissing Railway in 1868 and also served as a director of the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway.^[2]

Crawford was member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for East Toronto from 1861 to 1863. He then served as a House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1873, and supported representation by population. On the day his government resigned in 1873, The Right Honourable Sir John A. Macdonald appointed Crawford Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.

In the months leading to his death, Crawford's health was poor. following several months of ill health.^[3] He died on 13 May 1875 at Government House, his official residence.^[2] His funeral service was conducted at St. James Cathedral with interment at a vault belonging to his wife's family.^[4]

Electoral history

v t e 1867 Canadian federal election: Leeds South
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	John Willoughby Crawford	1,393	50.53
	Unknown	Albert Norton Richards	1,364	49.47