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Born in [[Smiths Falls]], [[Canada West]],<ref name="parl"/> the son of Ebenezer Frost and Caroline Harwood, he was educated in Smiths Falls, [[Coventry, Vermont]] and [[Potsdam, New York]]. Frost manufactured farm implements in Smith Falls. He was reeve of Smiths Falls from 1876 to 1883 and became the town's first mayor in 1883. Frost also served as warden for [[Lanark County, Ontario|Lanark County]]. In 1868, he married Maria E. Powell.<ref name="johnson">{{cite book |title=The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 |last=Johnson |first=J.K. |year=1968 |publisher=Public Archives of Canada}}</ref> |
Born in [[Smiths Falls]], [[Canada West]],<ref name="parl"/> the son of Ebenezer Frost and Caroline Harwood, he was educated in Smiths Falls, [[Coventry, Vermont]] and [[Potsdam, New York]]. Frost manufactured farm implements in Smith Falls. He was reeve of Smiths Falls from 1876 to 1883 and became the town's first mayor in 1883. Frost also served as warden for [[Lanark County, Ontario|Lanark County]]. In 1868, he married Maria E. Powell.<ref name="johnson">{{cite book |title=The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 |last=Johnson |first=J.K. |year=1968 |publisher=Public Archives of Canada}}</ref> |
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[[File:1907 Postcard of Elmcroft in Smiths Falls.jpg|thumb|left|[[Elmcroft]], the house Frost built in Smiths Falls in 1895.]] |
[[File:1907 Postcard of Elmcroft in Smiths Falls.jpg|thumb|left|[[Elmcroft]], the house Frost built in Smiths Falls in 1895.]] |
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Frost was defeated three times (in the [[Canadian federal election, 1878|1878]], [[Canadian federal election, 1882|1882]], and [[Canadian federal election, 1891|1891]] elections) before being elected to the [[Canadian House of Commons]] in the [[Canadian federal election, 1896|1896 federal election]] in the [[Ontario]] riding of [[Leeds North and Grenville North]]. A [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]], he was defeated in the [[Canadian federal election, 1900|1900 federal election]]. |
Frost was defeated three times (in the [[Canadian federal election, 1878|1878]], [[Canadian federal election, 1882|1882]], and [[Canadian federal election, 1891|1891]] elections) before being elected to the [[Canadian House of Commons]] in the [[Canadian federal election, 1896|1896 federal election]] in the [[Ontario]] riding of [[Leeds North and Grenville North]]. A [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]], he was defeated in the [[Canadian federal election, 1900|1900 federal election]]. |
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In 1903, he was appointed Director of Imperial Guarantee and Accident Insurance Company of Canada, and was also summoned to the [[Canadian Senate]] and represented the senatorial division of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario.<ref name="parl"/> |
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He died in office in 1916. |
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Revision as of 04:38, 28 December 2017
The Hon. Francis Theodore Frost | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Leeds North and Grenville North | |
In office 1896–1900 | |
Preceded by | Charles Frederick Ferguson |
Succeeded by | John R. Lavell |
Senator for Leeds and Grenville, Ontario | |
In office March 12, 1903 – August 25, 1916 | |
Appointed by | Wilfrid Laurier |
Personal details | |
Born | Smiths Falls, Canada West | December 21, 1843
Died | August 25, 1916 Smiths Falls, Ontario[1] | (aged 72)
Political party | Liberal |
Francis Theodore Frost (December 21, 1843 – August 25, 1916) was a Canadian manufacturer and politician.[2]
Born in Smiths Falls, Canada West,[2] the son of Ebenezer Frost and Caroline Harwood, he was educated in Smiths Falls, Coventry, Vermont and Potsdam, New York. Frost manufactured farm implements in Smith Falls. He was reeve of Smiths Falls from 1876 to 1883 and became the town's first mayor in 1883. Frost also served as warden for Lanark County. In 1868, he married Maria E. Powell.[1]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/1907_Postcard_of_Elmcroft_in_Smiths_Falls.jpg/220px-1907_Postcard_of_Elmcroft_in_Smiths_Falls.jpg)
Frost was defeated three times (in the 1878, 1882, and 1891 elections) before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1896 federal election in the Ontario riding of Leeds North and Grenville North. A Liberal, he was defeated in the 1900 federal election.
In 1903, he was appointed Director of Imperial Guarantee and Accident Insurance Company of Canada, and was also summoned to the Canadian Senate and represented the senatorial division of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario.[2]
He died in office in 1916.
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