George Oscar Alcorn
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Member of Parliament
for Prince Edward |
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| In office 1900 – 1908 |
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| Preceded by | William Varney Pettet |
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| Succeeded by | Morley Currie |
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| Born | May 3, 1850 Lennoxville, Canada East |
| Died | February 16, 1930 (aged 79) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
George Oscar Alcorn (May 3, 1850 – February 16, 1930) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.
Born in Lennoxville, Canada East, the son of Thomas Coke Alcorn and Martha A. Bartlett, he was educated at the Toronto Grammar and Model Grammar Schools. A lawyer, he was admitted to the Bar in 1871 and was created a King's Counsel in 1890. He practiced law in Belleville, Ontario and Picton, Ontario. He was president of the Prince Edward Liberal-Conservative Association.
He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the Ontario riding of Prince Edward in the 1900 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in the 1904 election but was defeated in the 1908 election.
[edit] References
- The Canadian Parliament: Biographical Sketches and Photo-Engravures of the Senators and Members of the House of Commons of Canada
- The Canadian men and women of the time : a handbook of Canadian biography of living characters
- Parliament of Canada biography
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