David Creighton
Canadian politician (1843–1917)
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David Creighton (April 1, 1843 – November 7, 1917) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Grey North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1875 to 1890 as a Conservative member.
David Creighton | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1875–1890 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Scott |
| Succeeded by | James Cleland |
| Constituency | Grey North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 1, 1843 |
| Died | November 7, 1917 (aged 74) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Jane Elizabeth Kramer (m. 1873) |
| Occupation | Newspaper editor |
He was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1843; his parents were of Irish descent. Creighton came to Canada West with his family in 1855. He became editor and publisher of the Owen Sound Times in 1864, retiring in 1896. In 1873, he married Jane Elizabeth Kramer. He was first elected to the assembly in an 1875 by-election held after the election of Thomas Scott was declared invalid. He helped establish the newspaper The Empire at Toronto, which operated from 1887 to 1895. In 1895, Creighton was appointed assistant Receiver-General at Toronto.
The community of Creighton Mine, now a ghost town in Greater Sudbury, was named after him. He died in 1917.[1][2]
Electoral history
| Ontario provincial by-election, November 1875: Grey North Previous election voided | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | David Creighton | 1,262 | 51.87 | −6.55 | ||||
| Independent | R. McKnight | 1,171 | 48.13 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,433 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −6.55 | ||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[3]: 107 | ||||||||
| 1879 Ontario general election: Grey North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | David Creighton | 1,660 | 50.27 | −1.60 | ||||
| Liberal | Mr. Doyle | 1,642 | 49.73 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,302 | 60.98 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 5,415 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −1.60 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[4] | ||||||||
