Andrew Broder (April 16, 1845 – January 4, 1918) was an
Ontario
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farmer, merchant and political figure. He represented
Dundas Dundas may refer to:
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Australia
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in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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from 1875 to 1886 and in the
House of Commons of Canada
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from 1896 to 1911 as a
Conservative
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member.
He was born in
Franklin
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,
Huntingdon County
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,
Canada East
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in 1845, the son of
Irish
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immigrants. He was educated at academies in Huntingdon and
Malone, New York
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. Broder served in the militia during the time of the
Fenian raids. He settled at West
Winchester, Ontario in 1868 and set up in business there as a merchant. His election in 1875 was appealed but he was reelected in the by-election that followed and represented Dundas in the provincial assembly for eleven years. Broder was a customs agent at
Morrisburg from 1892 to 1896, resigning this post to run for a seat in the House of Commons. He married Caroline Summers and his son Fred later became customs collector at Morrisburg.
He was the maternal uncle of
Aaron Sweet
Aaron Sweet (February 12, 1854 – January 8, 1937) was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Dundas (provincial electoral district), Dundas in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Progressive Conservative Party of On ...
, who also served as MPP for Dundas.
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''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897'' JA Gemmill''Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry : a history, 1784-1945'', JG Harkness (1946)
1845 births
1918 deaths
Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
People of the Fenian raids
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
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