website predecessor parliament successor birth_place constituency_mp death_date nationality party birth_date term_start image article_title term_end name occupation
e375fe20-c436-4578-9657-d976230c2a5a john barr canadian robert john woods geelong , australia dufferin 7 june 1923 -lrb- aged 62 -rrb- australian conservative -rrb- conservative party -lrb- 1921 - -rrb- party -lrb- 1909-1917 -rrb- unionist party -lrb- 1917-1921 11 july 1861 1909 john best.jpg john best -lrb- canadian politician -rrb-
 1921 john best farmer
john best -lrb- canadian politician -rrb-

john best -lrb- 11 july 1861 in geelong , australia -- 7 june 1923 -rrb- was an australian-born politician in canada .
he was acclaimed to the canadian house of commons , after the death of his predecessor john barr , on 22 december 1909 , as a member of the conservative party to represent the riding of dufferin .
he was re-elected in the 1911 election and was re-elected as a unionist in 1917 then defeated in the 1921 election as a conservative .
