Alonzo Hyndman

Alonzo Bowen Hyndman (28 July 1890 – 9 April 1940) was a Canadian physician and politician. Hyndman was a Conservative and National Government member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in South Mountain, Ontario and became a physician by career.

Alonzo Hyndman
Member of Parliament
for Carleton
In office
October 1935 – January 1940
Preceded byWilliam Foster Garland
Succeeded byGeorge Russell Boucher
Personal details
Born
Alonzo Bowen Hyndman

(1890-07-28)28 July 1890
South Mountain, Ontario, Canada
Died9 April 1940(1940-04-09) (aged 49)
Political partyConservative
National Government
Spouse(s)Johnson
m. 29 August 1916[1]
Professionphysician

He attended high school in Kemptville, Ontario, then Smiths Falls Collegiate. He studied at McGill University in Montreal where he attained his medical degree (MDCM) in 1915, then established a medical practice at Carp.[1][2]

Hyndman was first elected to Parliament at Ontario's Carleton riding in the 1935 general election and re-elected there under the National Government party banner in 1940. Hyndman died suddenly on 9 April 1940, two weeks after the general election, before he was due to be sworn in for the 19th Canadian Parliament.[3]

Electoral record
1940 Canadian federal election: Carleton
Party Candidate Votes%±%
National GovernmentAlonzo Hyndman7,73653.90+11.54
LiberalHerbert Samuel Arkell6,61746.10+9.61
Total valid votes 14,353100.0  
National Government hold Swing +0.96
1935 Canadian federal election: Carleton
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeAlonzo Hyndman6,87242.36–1.42
LiberalHerbert Samuel Arkell5,91936.49–5.56
ReconstructionHerman Ralph James3,43121.15
Total valid votes 16,222100.0  
Conservative hold Swing +2.07

References
  1. Normandin, A. L. (1940). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. Ontario Medical Register. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. 1922. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  3. The Canadian Press (10 April 1940). "Dr. A. Hyndman M.P.-Elect Dies". The Globe and Mail. p. 11.


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