Norman Frank Wilson (September 5, 1876 – July 14, 1956) was an

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farmer and political figure.

Early life; and political office

Wilson was born in

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(now

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, He studied at Ontario) in 1876, the son of William Wilson and Mary McElroy. He studied at Upper Canada College and the Ontario Agricultural College">Upper Canada College">Ontario) in 1876, the son of William Wilson and Mary McElroy. He studied at Upper Canada College and the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph. Wilson operated a farm near Cumberland, Ontario, Cumberland. Wilson represented Russell (Ontario electoral district), Russell in the House of Commons of Canada from 1904 to 1908 as a

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member.

Personal

In 1909, Wilson married Cairine Reay Mackay, who later became the first woman to sit in the Canadian Senate. He died in 1956 in

Electoral record

References

*''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1905'', AJ Magurn

External links

* 1876 births 1956 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Politicians from Ottawa Upper Canada College alumni {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub