John Carrère (politician)

Johnny Carrère
Ontario MPP
In office 1948–1948
Preceded by	Joseph-Anaclet Habel
Succeeded by	Marcel Léger
Constituency	Cochrane North
Personal details
Born	(1911-01-25)January 25, 1911 Cochrane, Ontario
Died	October 6, 1948(1948-10-06) (aged 37) Cochrane, Ontario
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Military service
Allegiance	Canadian[note 1]
Branch/service	Royal Canadian Air Force
Years of service	1941-1945
Rank	Flight-Lieutenant
Unit	Pathfinders
Awards	DFC

Jean-Pierre Henri "Johnny" Carrère (January 25, 1911 - October 6, 1948) DFC was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Cochrane North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1948. A member of the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, he was elected in the 1948 election, but died in a car accident after just a few months in office.

He died October 5, 1948, after sustaining injuries in a collision with his vehicle and a train.^[1]

References

1. Served with the French Air Force from 1939 to 1940.

1. "Crash Takes Life Of John Carrere, N. Cochrane MPP". The Globe and Mail. October 7, 1948. p. 1.

External links

• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history