Bert Soper

Bert Soper
Member of Parliament
for Lanark
In office
March 1940 – June 1945
Personal details
Born Bert H. Soper
(1884-03-15)15 March 1884
Frankville, Ontario
Died 2 July 1968(1968-07-02) (aged 84)
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Florence McLennan
m. 23 June 1909[1]
Profession merchant

Bert H. Soper (15 March 1884 – 2 July 1968) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Frankville, Ontario and became a merchant by career.

Soper became director of Allan Soper and Company, a coal sales company. He was also involved with Smiths Falls Malleable Castings Ltd.[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Lanark riding in the 1940 general election after unsuccessful campaigns there in 1930 and 1935. Soper was defeated in the 1945 election by William Gourlay Blair of the Progressive Conservative party.

References

  1. 1 2 Normandin, A. L. (1941). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.

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