Frederick Robert Cromwell
Frederick Robert Cromwell (May 13, 1872 – October 16, 1950) was a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec.
Frederick Robert Cromwell | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Compton | |
| In office 1911–1917 | |
| Preceded by | Aylmer Byron Hunt |
| Succeeded by | Aylmer Byron Hunt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 13, 1872 Leeds, Megantic County, Quebec |
| Died | October 16, 1950 (aged 78) |
| Political party | Conservative |
Born in Leeds, Megantic County, Quebec, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Kinnear) Cromwell, Cromwell was educated at public schools. He was mayor of Clinton, Quebec in 1902, a councilor in Eaton, Quebec in 1907, and a councilor in Cooksville, Quebec from 1909 to 1912. A farmer and manager, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Compton in the 1911 federal election. A Conservative, he did not run in 1917 but was defeated when he ran again in 1921.
| 1911 Canadian federal election: Compton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Frederick Robert Cromwell | 2,953 | ||||||
| Liberal | Aylmer Byron Hunt | 2,877 | ||||||
| 1921 Canadian federal election: Compton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Aylmer Byron Hunt | 7,866 | ||||||
| Conservative | Frederick Robert Cromwell | 3,961 | ||||||
References
- Frederick Robert Cromwell – Parliament of Canada biography
- Pierce, Erastus Gardner (1917). Men of today in the Eastern Townships. Sherbrooke: Sherbrooke Record Company.
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