Arthur Damude

Arthur Byron Damude (15 October 1889 – 15 September 1941) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Thorold Township, Ontario and became an insurance agent by career and also served as reeve of Fonthill, Ontario from 1923 to 1929.[1]

Arthur Damude
Member of Parliament
for Welland
In office
October 1935 – September 1941
Preceded byGeorge Hamilton Pettit
Succeeded byHumphrey Mitchell
Personal details
Born
Arthur Byron Damude

(1889-10-15)15 October 1889
Thorold Township, Ontario, Canada
Died15 September 1941(1941-09-15) (aged 51)
Fonthill, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Kathleen Ross
m. 12 September 1912, d. 1940[1][2]
Professioninsurance agent

Damude made an unsuccessful attempt to win an Ontario provincial legislature seat in 1929.[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Welland riding in the 1935 general election after an unsuccessful campaign there in 1930. Damude was re-elected in 1940, but died of asthma complications at his home in Fonthill on 15 September 1941 during his term in the 19th Canadian Parliament. Damude was predeceased by his wife and is survived by one son.[2]

1940 Canadian federal election: Welland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalArthur Damude19,13252.5+1.9
National GovernmentAllan Brooks14,49139.8+5.1
Co-operative CommonwealthErnest Woodworth2,8187.7-3.5
Total valid votes 36,441100.0

Note: "National Government" vote is compared to Conservative vote in 1935 election.

1935 Canadian federal election: Welland
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalArthur Damude17,32450.6+5.0
ConservativeFred M. Cairns11,85034.6-19.7
Co-operative CommonwealthThomas C. Daly3,83611.2
ReconstructionW. Herbert Smith1,2003.5
Total valid votes 34,210 100.0

References
  1. Normandin, A. L. (1941). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. "Asthma Fatal to Welland M.P. / A.B. Damude Is Widely Mourned in Peninsula". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. 16 September 1941. p. 3.


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