"John Short" was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Gaspé (electoral district)/Gaspé in the Canadian House of Commons from 1875 to 1878 as a Conservative Party of Canada (historical)/Conservative member.

Born in Richmond, Ontario/Richmond, Upper Canada and educated in Lennoxville, Quebec/Lennoxville, Canada East, he was the son of the Reverend Robert Short and Margaret Lyon, the grandson of John Quirk Short and the great-grandson of Robert Quirk Short. In 1858, Short married Mary Charlotte Boyle. He served as mayor of Gaspé, Quebec/Gaspé for 14 years and also served as warden for Gaspé County, Quebec/Gaspé County. Short also served as chairman of the school board and sheriff for Gaspé district. He was elected to the House of Commons in an 1875 by-election held after Louis George Harper was unseated.

His uncle Edward Short (Canadian judge)/Edward Short was a judge in the Quebec Superior Court and served in the legislative assembly for the Province of Canada.

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I am Kentucky's most optimistic fan.

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Maybe a bungee cord or something from his car.

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You get kids' attention for maybe 10 seconds or so before they're looking somewhere else, ... You need props.

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But his glass is always half-full, ... He just keeps plugging along.

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Sometimes, people just need someone to listen.

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I thought, 'I'm the expert, I've got to have some answers,' ... 'How am I going to solve this?'

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Well, I know it wasnt a shirt.

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Is it possible that you know what he was strangled with and you just didnt want to tell me?

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I think it was a shirt or something.

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