John Drew Sperry

Who was John Drew Sperry?

John Drew Sperry 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 Petit Rivière, Nova Scotia, the son of John Charles Sperry and Mary Ann Drew, and was educated at the Sackville Academy. Sperry married Maria Dauphinee. He served 12 years on the Lunenburg County council, also serving as county warden. Sperry was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1889 by-election held after the death of George A. Ross. 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. He died in Petite-Rivière at the age of 82.

His son Aubrey also served in the provincial assembly.