Frank Fraser Tims
Frank Fraser Tims (February 8, 1856 – 1949) was a Canadian politician. He served on the North-West Legislative Assembly for Victoria from 1894 to 1898.
Frank Fraser Tims | |
|---|---|
| Member of the North-West Legislative Assembly for Victoria | |
| In office 1894–1898 | |
| Preceded by | New District |
| Succeeded by | Jack Shera |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 8, 1856 Berlin, Canada West |
| Died | 1949 (aged 92–93) |
| Residence | Fort Saskatchewan |
Early life
Frank Fraser Tims was born on February 8, 1856, in Berlin, Ontario to Frank D. Tims, the Deputy Provincial Auditor for the Province of Quebec and Caroline Dudley Fraser, one of 13 children.[1] Tims moved to Manitoba in 1882, and Alberta in 1887.[2] Tims was the first person to erect a building in Regina,[3] a frame store, which he expanded to swift current.[4]
Political life
Tims contested the 1894 North-West Territories general election in the Victoria electoral district, winning the seat by acclamation. Tims was defeated in the following 1898 North-West Territories general election by Jack Shera, collecting 221 votes to Shera's 242.[5]
Tims also served on the Fort Saskatchewan School Board.[1]
Later life
Tims moved from Fort Saskatchewan to Edmonton and began working in real estate and insurance.[4]
Election results
| 1894 North-West Territories general election: Victoria | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Independent | Frank Fraser Tims | Acclaimed | ||||||
| Total valid votes | 0 | |||||||
Source(s)
"North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-30. | ||||||||
| 1898 North-West Territories general election: Victoria | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Independent | John William Shera | 242 | 52.27 | |||||
| Independent | Frank Fraser Tims | 221 | 47.73 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 463 | 100.00 | ||||||
Source(s)
"North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-30. | ||||||||
References
- Gemmill, J.A., ed. (1897). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion. Ottawa: J. Durie & Son. p. 407.
- Parker, C.W., ed. (1913). Who's who and why. Vancouver: International Press. Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
- Rose, George Maclean (1888). A cyclopaedia of Canadian biography : being chiefly men of the time. A collection of persons distinguished in professional and political life ; leaders in the commerce and industry of Canada, and successful pioneers. Toronto: Rose Publishing Co. p. 545.
- "Adventure Led Pioneer to Career in West". Edmonton Journal. August 13, 1955. p. 15. ProQuest 2397074837.
- Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan (2009). "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876–1905" (PDF). Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2022-06-29.