Claim: John Wright Sifton(August 10, 1833 – September 19, 1912) was a 19th-century Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, born in London Township, Ontario whobecame a railway contractor in Brant County and then a businessman.
Evidence: John Wright Sifton (August 10, 1833 – September 19, 1912) was a 19th-century Manitoba politician and the founder of an important political family in Western Canada. John Wright Sifton 4th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba Born in London Township, Ontario, he was educated at local schools. Following the birth of his son, Clifford, in 1861, the elder Sifton became a railway contractor in Brant County and then a businessman in London, Ontario.