John Willoughby Crawford

The Hon. John Willoughby Crawford


Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for East Toronto
In office 1861–1863
Preceded by	Amos Wright
Succeeded by	Alexander Mortimer Smith
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Leeds South
In office 1867 – 1872
Succeeded by	Albert Norton Richards
Member of the Canadian Parliament for West Toronto
In office 1872 – 4 November 1873
Preceded by	Robert Alexander Harrison
Succeeded by	Thomas Moss
3rd Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
In office 12 November 1873 – 13 May 1875
Monarch	Victoria
Governor General	The Earl of Dufferin
Premier	Oliver Mowat
Preceded by	William Pearce Howland
Succeeded by	Donald Alexander Macdonald
Personal details
Born	(1817-08-26)26 August 1817 Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland
Died	13 May 1875(1875-05-13) (aged 57) Toronto, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Conservative

John Willoughby Crawford QC (26 August 1817 – 13 May 1875) served as the third Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada from 1873 to 1875.

Born in 1817 in Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland, the son of George Crawford, John Crawford came to Upper Canada as a child when his family settled in Brockville. He married Helen Sherwood of Toronto. A lawyer by profession, Crawford served as president of the Royal Canadian Bank and was solicitor for the Grand Trunk Railway. In 1867, he was appointed Queen's Counsel. He also became president of the Toronto and Nipissing Railway in 1868 and also served as a director of the Toronto, Grey and Bruce Railway.