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Letter, 10 March 1856
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CA MUA MG 1022-2-1-343-078
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(1838-1883)
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John George Barnston was born on April 17, 1835, in Red River, British Columbia.
He was a lawyer and a politician who represented Cariboo in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1872 to 1875. He studied law at McGill University and completed his articles under Sir John Rose, being called to the Lower Canada Bar in 1856. In 1858, he moved to British Columbia. Barnston was elected to the assembly in a by-election in 1872 that followed Cornelius Booth’s appointment to the bench. He chose not to seek a second term in the 1875 provincial election. Later in life, he resided in Nanaimo.
He died on December 22, 1883, in Victoria, British Columbia.
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Letter from John G. Barnston to John William Dawson, written from Montreal.
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- Dawson, John William, Sir, 1820-1899 (Recipient)