Adam Edward Vrooman (November 7, 1847 – January 27, 1935) was an
Ontario physician and political figure. He represented
Victoria South
Victoria South was a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1904. It was located in the provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. It was created by the Brit ...
in the
House of Commons of Canada
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The House of Common ...
from 1900 to 1904 and
Victoria West in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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from 1911 to 1914 as a
Conservative member.
He was born in
Brock Township Brock may refer to:
Businesses
* Brock Motors, a short-lived automotive company founded in 1921 in Amherstberg, Ontario
* Crowne Plaza Niagara Falls – Fallsview also known as the Brock Hotel, a hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario
* Brock Hotel Corp ...
,
Canada West, the son of James Vrooman, and educated in
Lindsay and at
Trinity University, receiving his
M.D. He set up practice in
Little Britain Little Britain may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Little Britain'' (sketch show), a British radio and then TV show
** ''Little Britain USA'', an American spin-off
* "Little Britain", a song by Dreadzone from the 1995 album '' Second Light''
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, later moving to Lindsay. In 1873, he married Mary Whiteside. Vrooman ran unsuccessfully for a federal seat in 1896. He was reeve for
Mariposa Township from 1890 to 1892, warden for
Victoria County Victoria County is the name of several locations:
In Australia:
*Victoria County, Western Australia
* County of Victoria, South Australia
In Canada:
* Victoria County, New Brunswick
* Municipality of the County of Victoria and the eponymous histo ...
in 1892 and mayor of Lindsay from 1906 to 1907. Vrooman also served as Medical Officer of Health for the township.
External links
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''Victoria County centennial history'', W Kirkconnell (1921)''Mariposa, the Banner Township : a history of the Township of Mariposa ...'', RW Irwin (1984)
1847 births
1923 deaths
Canadian people of Dutch descent
Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
Mayors of places in Ontario
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
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