Arthur Campbell Garden (August 9, 1860 – May 19, 1927) was an

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businessman. He represented Hamilton West in the

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from 1923 to 1926 as a

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member.

Early life

Born in Stamford in

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, Garden received his schooling in

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. After marrying in 1884, he moved to

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to work as a commercial traveller for Dominion Drug. He was known for joining many local philanthropic activities.

Political life

Municipal

Garden was first elected as a councillor in Barrie's 1893 election, and later returned to be elected alderman in 1906. He was subsequently

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in the next four elections, as Deputy-Reeve in 1907 and as Reeve in 1908–1910, thus becoming involved in

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politics. The ''

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'' noted in 1910 that "his name has been mentioned in connection with the nomination for the Legislature." During his time on County Council, he was chairman of the committee that was responsible for the publication of a history of the county. In 1910, he was named Warden of Simcoe County, but the '' Northern Advance'' noted that "It was the most strenuous contest seen in years." It took eight ballots for him to finally win. After 1910, he was transferred to Hamilton to become a manager at National Drug & Chemical, as Dominion Drug was now known as.

Provincial

In both Barrie and Hamilton, Garden was a Conservative who was actively involved in provincial politics. He would be elected to the

in the 1923 election, but declined to seek reelection in 1926 because of ill health. He died in Hamilton in May 1927.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garden, Arthur C 1860 births 1927 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs People from Niagara Falls, Ontario Politicians from Simcoe County