John Dowsley Reid

Who was John Dowsley Reid?

John Dowsley Reid, PC was a Canadian businessman, physician, and parliamentarian. A Conservative, he was a long-standing Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons for the Ontario Electoral district of Grenville South. He was first elected in the Canadian federal election of 1891 and was re-elected seven more times.

During his years in the House of Commons, he served as a cabinet minister in a variety of posts in the Cabinet of Canada, including:

⁕Minister of Customs

⁕Minister of Railways and Canals

⁕Minister of Customs and Inland Revenue 2 September 1919 – 30 December 1919

⁕Minister of Public Works and

On 22 September 1921, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate on the recommendation of Arthur Meighen. He represented the senatorial division of Grenville, Ontario until his death.