Career
He represented Elgin East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1871. He was born in Yarmouth Township in 1821, the son of immigrants from England. He served on the council for Elgin County, serving several terms as reeve for the township in 1860 and was warden for the county in 1863.
Luton and his family later moved from their farm to Saint Thomas.
