J. P. Featherston

Who was J. P. Featherston?

John Peter Featherston was the mayor of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, from 1874 to 1875.

Born in Durham, England, in 1830, he came to Canada in 1858. Upon settling in Ottawa, he opened a drug store. In 1867 he was elected to city council, and in 1879 was appointed clerk and registrar for the Carleton County court. He served as chairman of the board for the Ottawa Collegiate Institute, and ran unsuccessfully to represent the City of Ottawa in the federal parliament in an 1877 by-election. Featherston was a District Deputy Grand Master of the Freemasons.

Very little is known about Mr. Featherston, other than the fact that he was a Liberal politician, and that he wired Mr. Richard Scott in 1871 advising him to enter the Liberal Government. Later that year Mr. Scott became Speaker of the Legislature.