Edward Armour Peck
Edward Armour Peck | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Peterborough West | |
In office December 1911 – June 1914 | |
Member of Parliament for Peterborough West | |
In office October 1925 – August 1935 | |
Preceded by | George Newcombe Gordon |
Succeeded by | Joseph James Duffus |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward Armour Peck 11 September 1858 Alfriston, Sussex, England |
Died | 18 July 1947 88) | (aged
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Kitty Revell m. 8 June 1887 (d. 1923)[1] |
Profession | barrister |
Edward Armour Peck (11 September 1858 – 18 July 1947) was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Alfriston, Sussex, England and became a barrister.
Peck moved from the United Kingdom to Canada in 1869. He attended Peterborough Collegiate Institute and from 1898 to 1904 served as a warden of Peterborough County.[1]
From 1911 to 1914, he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario at the Peterborough West provincial riding.[1]
He was first elected to Parliament at the Peterborough West federal riding in the 1925 general election then re-elected in 1926 and 1930. After completing his third term, the 17th Canadian Parliament, Peck left federal politics and did not seek another term in the 1935 election.