John Augustus Barron

John Augustus Barron (July 11, 1850 in Toronto, Canada West – January 8, 1936 in Stratford, Ontario) was a Canadian politician and lawyer.

[2] John Barron was one of the early pioneering forces regarding organized competitive ice hockey in Canada.

While in Ottawa he was a member of the Rideau Hall Rebels ice hockey team (alongside James Creighton and Lord Frederick Stanleys two sons Arthur and Edward) which toured western Ontario and played exhibition games in order to stimulate interest in the game.

Fritz Barron, who was said to have had a weak heart, was allegedly hit by a puck in the solar plexus region and died not long after.

His physician claimed cause of death was due to his weak heart condition coupled with too vigorous participation in the game.

Barron, at center right with the hockey sticks around his head, in 1889 with the Rideau Hall Rebels ice hockey team. James Creighton is seated third from left. Arthur Stanley is standing second from left and his brother Edward Stanley far right.