Edward Arthur Lancaster | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lincoln and Niagara |
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In office 1900–1904 |
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Preceded by | William Gibson |
Succeeded by | District was abolished |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lincoln |
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In office 1904–1916 |
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Preceded by | District was created |
Succeeded by | James Dew Chaplin |
Personal details | |
Born | September 22, 1860 London, England |
Died | January 4, 1916 St. Catharines, Ontario |
(aged 55)
Political party | Conservative |
Edward Arthur Lancaster (September 22, 1860 – January 4, 1916) was a Canadian politician.[1]
Born in London, England,[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 elections 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[1] in St. Catharines.[2]