Robert Earle Drope (14 October 1898 – 7 October 1969) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the

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. He was born in Harwood, Ontario and became a farmer and manager by career. Drope served in the military during

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, attaining the rank of major. Later, he was a municipal councillor for Hamilton Township for five years. He also managed the Harwood Cooperative Creamery. He was first elected to Parliament at the

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riding in the 1945 general election, serving one term in office until his defeat in

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by Frederick Robertson of the

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* 1898 births 1969 deaths 20th-century Canadian farmers Canadian military personnel of World War I Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Ontario municipal councillors People from Northumberland County, Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MP-stub