Samuel Simpson Sharpe

Samuel Simpson Sharpe (March 13, 1873 – May 25, 1918) was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Ontario North in the Canadian House of Commons from 1909 to 1917 as a Conservative and from 1917 to 1918 as a Unionist Party member.[1]

He was born in Zephyr, Ontario, the son of George Sharpe, a native of England, and Mary Ann Simpson, a native of Ireland.[2] Sharpe was educated in Uxbridge, at the University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall.[3] In 1903, he married Mabel E. Crosby, a granddaughter of Joseph Gould.[2] Sharpe practised law in Uxbridge and was town solicitor for 10 years. He commanded a battalion which served overseas in France during World War I. Sharpe died in office in Montreal at the age of 45.[3]

He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his service during the war.[2]

His brother William Henry Sharpe served in the House of Commons and Senate.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Samuel Simpson Sharpe – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Charlesworth, Hector W (1919). A cyclopædia of Canadian biography : brief biographies of persons distinguished ... pp. 100–1. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.