Carling Sir John 1828- Represented Town Of London In Legislative
Assembly, 1857-1867; and continued to sit for the same constituency in
the Dominion Parliament. Appointed receiver-general in Cartier-Macdonald
ministry, 1862; and commissioner of agriculture and public works in
Ontario government, 1867. Entered federal government as
postmaster-general, 1882; minister of agriculture, 1885-1892. Called to
the Senate, 1891; resigned, 1892; again called, 1896. =Bib.=: Morgan,
Can. Men; Dent, Can. Por.