Norman Frank Wilson | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Russell |
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In office 1904–1908 |
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Preceded by | David Wardrope Wallace |
Succeeded by | Charles Murphy |
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Born | September 5, 1876 Cumberland, Ontario |
Died | July 14, 1956 Ottawa, Ontario |
(aged 79)
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Cairine Wilson |
Norman Frank Wilson (September 5, 1876 – July 14, 1956) was an Ontario farmer and political figure.
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He was born in Cumberland Township, 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]
He represented Russell in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1908 as a Liberal member.
In 1909, he married Cairine Reay Mackay, who later became the first woman to sit in the Canadian Senate.