Frederick Morrison Tweedie (October 20, 1877 – June 5, 1943) was an industrialist and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented Northumberland County in the

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from 1931 to 1943 as a

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member. He was born in

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, the son of

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and Agnes Loudoun. In 1908, he married Frances Agnes Watt. Tweedie was president and manager of the Miramichi Foundry Machine Works. He served two years as mayor of Chatham. In 1925, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the New Brunswick general election. That year he was also a candidate in the Northumberland riding in the 1925 federal election, losing to the

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candidate,

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. He died in 1943.Dictionary of Miramichi Biography
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References

* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1940'', AL Normandin 1877 births 1943 deaths Businesspeople from New Brunswick New Brunswick Liberal Association MLAs Mayors of Miramichi, New Brunswick People from Northumberland County, New Brunswick {{NewBrunswick-mayor-stub