William Frederick Roome (November 21, 1841 – September 1, 1921) was a physician and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the House of Commons of Canada from 1887 to 1896 as a

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member. He was born in Oxford Township,

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. Roome received an

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from the

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. In 1869, he married Maggie Anderson. He served as a member of the council for Newbury and as chairman of the school board. Roome was defeated by Donald Mackenzie Cameron in an 1883 by-election. He defeated Cameron in the 1887 federal election; that election was appealed but he won the by-election which followed in 1888. He served until 1896, when he was defeated by William Samuel Calvert.

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1891''
JA Gemmill

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* 1841 births 1921 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs University of Michigan Medical School alumni {{HistoricalConservative-Ontario-MP-stub