David Tisdale, (September 8, 1835 – March 31, 1911) was a

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politician.

Biography

Born in Charlotteville Township,

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, the son of Ephraim Tisdale and Hannah Price, he was educated at the Simcoe Grammar School and called to the Ontario bar in 1858. He was made a

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in 1872. He served in the Canadian Militia at the time of the

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in 1861, was promoted Captain in 1862 and at Niagara in 1865. He also did service during the Fenian raids in 1866. He was appointed

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of the 39th Norfolk Battalion of Rifles on September 28, 1866. He retired, retaining his rank, in 1876.The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904
/ref> He served on the town council for

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, also serving as reeve and as a member of the council for Norfolk County. Tisdale was president of the Crown Life Insurance Company, the St. Clair and Erie Ship Canal Company and the Wawa Gold Mining Company. He ran but was defeated for the

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in the 1874 federal election in the riding of

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, but was elected in

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in Norfolk South. A

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, he was re-elected in

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, and

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. In 1896, he was the

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. Tisdale married Sarah Araminta Walker in 1858.

References

1835 births 1911 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada People of the Fenian raids People from Norfolk County, Ontario Canadian King's Counsel {{HistoricalConservative-Ontario-MP-stub Canadian Militia officers