John J. Garland

John James Garland (September 15, 1873[1]—March 9, 1925[2]) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada.

He moved to Portage le Prairie in Manitoba in 1892, where he worked as a clerk and then manager in a retail business operated by his uncle, William Garland.

Garland served as mayor of Portage la Prairie for two years, and was a city alderman for a further eight.

[1] The Conservatives won a majority government, and Garland served as a backbench supporter of Rodmond Roblin's administration.

In 1915, the Roblin administration was forced to resign from office amid a serious corruption scandal.