Edward Arthur Lancaster
Edward Arthur Lancaster (September 22, 1860 – January 4, 1916) was a Canadian politician.[1]
Edward Arthur Lancaster | |
|---|---|
 Lancaster in 1906 | |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lincoln and Niagara | |
| In office 1900–1904 | |
| Preceded by | William Gibson |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lincoln | |
| In office 1904–1916 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | James Dew Chaplin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 22, 1860 London, England |
| Died | January 4, 1916 (aged 55) St. Catharines, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
Born in London,[1] Lancaster was educated at the Public and High Schools of London, Ontario and at Osgoode Hall. He practised law in St. Catharines. In 1885, he married Mary H.C. Pettit.[2] A lawyer by profession, he was first returned to parliament in the general election of 1900 for the Ontario electoral district of Lincoln and Niagara.[3] A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1904, 1908, and 1911. He died in office in 1916 in St. Catharines.[2][1]
References
- Edward Arthur Lancaster – Parliament of Canada biography
- Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904
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