John Allmond Marsh
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John Allmond Marsh was a Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...

 member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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. He was born in Guelph
Guelph
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, Ontario
Ontario
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 and became a business executive.

Marsh attended public school at Hamilton, then Peterboro Collegiate Institute, then the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
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. He was an alderman for Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...

 from 1936 to 1937.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Hamilton West riding in a by-election on 22 March 1937. After completing the remaining months of the 18th Canadian Parliament
18th Canadian Parliament
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, Marsh became a candidate under the
National Government party banner but was defeated in the 1940 election
Canadian federal election, 1940
The Canadian federal election of 1940 was the 19th general election in Canadian history. It was held March 26, 1940 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 19th Parliament of Canada...

 by Colin W. G. Gibson of the Liberal party
Liberal Party of Canada
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