Norman Frank Wilson

Norman Frank Wilson
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Russell
In office
1904–1908
Preceded by David Wardrope Wallace
Succeeded by Charles Murphy
Personal details
Born September 5, 1876(1876-09-05)
Cumberland, Ontario
Died July 14, 1956(1956-07-14) (aged 79)
Ottawa, Ontario
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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Early life; and political office

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.

Personal

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

He died in 1956 in Ottawa.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada. 

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