Thomas Herbert Lennox (August 7, 1869 – May 3, 1934) was an

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lawyer and political figure. He represented

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in the

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from 1905 to 1923 and in the

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from 1926 to 1934 as a

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member. He was born in Innisfil Township,

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, the son of Thomas Lennox, an

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immigrant, and was educated in

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and at

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. In 1894, he married Louise Meeking. He served three years on the town council and six years on the school board for

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. Lennox was also president of the Canadian Lacrosse Association. He was appointed a Patron of the

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, then known as the Dominion of Canada Football Association. He served as a lieutenant-colonel with the 208th Battalion, an Irish Canadian unit that he helped organize, during

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. Lennox died in office in 1934. In the 1925 federal election in York North, Lennox defeated

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Prime Minister

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. King was later elected in a by-election held in the Prince Albert riding in

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References

* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1915'', EJ Chambers

External links

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''A cyclopædia of Canadian biography : brief biographies of persons ...'', HW Charlesworth (1919)
* 1869 births 1934 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub