John Rutherford "Ford" Messer (December 10, 1889 - May 27, 1949) was a Canadian

Canada

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 businessman and politician in the Province of New Brunswick

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Messer was born in the rural community of Tweedside, New Brunswick

New Brunswick

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. He operated a meat business in his home area and was also a dealer in horses. In 1910 he married Annie Piercy Lister with whom he had two children. She died in 1939 and he later married the widow of William McElroy.

Elected to the York County

York County, New Brunswick

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 Council in 1937, Ford Messer served until his death in 1949. In the 1939 New Brunswick general election

New Brunswick general election, 1939

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 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 as a Conservative Party

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

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 candidate for the multi-member riding of York County. Messer served one term in the 39th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly

39th New Brunswick Legislative Assembly

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 until he was defeated in the 1944 election

New Brunswick general election, 1944

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 by the Liberal Party

New Brunswick Liberal Association

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 candidate, Harry Corey

Harry A. Corey

Harry Allen Corey was a Canadian entrepreneur and politician. Born in Pinder, New Brunswick, in 1924 he married Nelda Stairs, daughter of a prominent Southampton, New Brunswick farmer and member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Ernest W...

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Ford Messer died of a heart attack in 1949.