Frank Rickard
| Frank Rickard | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Durham | |
| In office October 1935 – June 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Wellington Bowen |
| Succeeded by | Charles Elwood Stephenson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wilbert Franklin Rickard 7 January 1884 Clarke Township, Ontario |
| Died | 19 January 1975 (aged 91) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Staples m. 13 September 1911 Clara E. Moffat m. 9 September 1936[1] |
| Profession | farmer |
Wilbert Franklin (Frank) Rickard (7 January 1884 – 19 January 1975) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Clarke Township, Ontario and became a farmer by career.
Rickard attended public and secondary schools at Newcastle. He served as a regional reeve for Clarke Township, Ontario and in 1933 was warden for Northmberland and Dufferin.[1]
He was first elected to Parliament at the Durham riding in the 1935 general election and re-elected there in 1940. Rickard was defeated by Charles Elwood Stephenson of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1945 election.