Jack Johnson (Canadian politician)

John McLellan Johnson (August 20, 1930 – June 25, 2009) was a politician in Ontario, Canada.

Johnson was educated at Ryerson Polytechnical School in Toronto, and worked as a retail merchant.

[3][4][5] In the 1987 provincial election, he defeated Liberal challenger Bill Benson by 463 votes in the redistributed riding of Wellington.

[6] Johnson served as a backbench supporter of the governments of Bill Davis and Frank Miller from 1975 to 1985.

Johnson was appointed to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario Board of Directors in 2003, during the administration of Conservative Premier Ernie Eves.