Norman Frank Wilson
Norman Frank Wilson | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Russell | |
In office 1904–1908 | |
Preceded by | David Wardrope Wallace |
Succeeded by | Charles Murphy |
Personal details | |
Born | (1876-09-05)September 5, 1876 Cumberland, Ontario, Canada |
Died | July 14, 1956(1956-07-14) (aged 79) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Cairine Wilson |
Norman Frank Wilson (September 5, 1876 – July 14, 1956) was an Ontario farmer and political figure.
Early life; and political office
Wilson was born in Cumberland Township, Ontario (now Ottawa, [[Ontario) in 1876, the son of William Wilson and Mary McElroy.[1] He studied at Upper Canada College and the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph. Wilson operated a farm near Cumberland.[1]
Wilson represented Russell in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1908 as a Liberal member.
Personal
In 1909, Wilson married Cairine Reay Mackay, who later became the first woman to sit in the Canadian Senate.
He died in 1956 in Ottawa.[1]
Electoral record
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Norman Frank Wilson | 3,305 | ||||||
Conservative | John E. Askwith | 2,357 | ||||||
Independent | Morris Shaver | 66 |
References
- Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1905, AJ Magurn
- ^ a b c Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
External links
- Norman Frank Wilson – Parliament of Canada biography
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