John Lemuel Bethune
Politician
1850 – 1913
Who was John Lemuel Bethune?
John Lemuel Bethune was a Canadian physician and politician in the province of Nova Scotia.
Born in Loch Lomond, Nova Scotia, the son of Roderick and Mary B. Bethune, Bethune received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Dalhousie College in 1875. From 1886 to 1896, he was the Nova Scotia Conservative member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for the electoral district of Victoria County. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the electoral district of Victoria in the 1896 federal election. A Conservative, he did not run in 1900. In 1881, he was a captain and paymaster for the 94th Battalion, Argyle Highlanders Volunteer Militia. In 1893, he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel.
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- Born
- Mar 9, 1850
Loch Lomond, Nova Scotia - Nationality
- Canada
- Education
- Dalhousie University
- Died
- Sep 27, 1913
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on July 23, 2013
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