Researching John Loney
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 426 people with the Loney surname? In that year Loney was ranked number 3153 for popularity in the UK. |

The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Loney on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Loney and the Loney Family History
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 683 people with the Loney surname in the UK? Loney is now ranked number 3396 for popularity in the UK. |
Loney Family History Databases
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Loney Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Loney surname in the USA? Loney is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on John Loney. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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John Loney
Edison John Clayton Loney (February 23, 1929 – January 22, 2017) was a member of the House of Commons of Canada in the 1960s and again in the 1990s. His career has been in agriculture and business.
Loney, a Progressive Conservative for most of his political career, first won a seat in Canadian Parliament during the 1963 federal election for the Bruce electoral district in Ontario. He was re-elected there in the 1965 federal election, but defeated in 1968. During this time, Loney served in the 26th and 27th Canadian Parliaments.
Loney made further unsuccessful attempts to regain the Bruce riding in 1972 and 1974. He moved to Alberta and made another failed attempt to return to Parliament in the Edmonton North riding in the 1988 federal election.
After switching to the Liberal party, Loney won Edmonton North in the 1993 federal election. After serving in the 35th Canadian Parliament, he did not seek another term in Parliament and left Canadian politics in 1997.
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