Norman Frank Wilson

Norman Frank Wilson (September 5, 1876 โ€“ July 14, 1956) was an Ontario farmer and political figure.

Norman Frank Wilson
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Russell
In office
1904โ€“1908
Preceded byDavid Wardrope Wallace
Succeeded byCharles Murphy
Personal details
Born(1876-09-05)September 5, 1876
Cumberland, Ontario, Canada
DiedJuly 14, 1956(1956-07-14) (aged 79)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
SpouseCairine Wilson

Early life; and political office

Wilson was born in Cumberland Township, Ontario (now Ottawa, [[Ontario) in 1876, the son of William Wilson and Mary McElroy.[1] He studied at Upper Canada College and the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph. Wilson operated a farm near Cumberland.[1]

Wilson represented Russell in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1908 as a Liberal member.

Personal

In 1909, Wilson married Cairine Reay Mackay, who later became the first woman to sit in the Canadian Senate.

He died in 1956 in Ottawa.[1]

Electoral record

1904 Canadian federal election: Russell
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Norman Frank Wilson 3,305
  Conservative John E. Askwith 2,357
  Independent Morris Shaver 66

References

  • Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1905, AJ Magurn
  1. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.


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