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John Thomas Sproule

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John Thomas Sproule
Member of Parliament
for Lambton East
In office
July 1930 – October 1935
Preceded byBurt Wendell Fansher
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
Born
John Thomas Sproule

(1876-12-05)5 December 1876
Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Died10 November 1940(1940-11-10) (aged 63)
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)Hattie Woodward
m. 14 February 1906[1]
Professionfarmer

John Thomas Sproule (5 December 1876 – 10 November 1940) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Lambton County, Ontario and became a farmer, a livestock dealer, and a businessman in the oil and cement industry.[1]

Sproule served on the Oil Springs municipal council for 25 years and was the village's reeve for 11 years. He became a director of the Ontario Good Roads Association in 1924. Sproule was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1926 Ontario election.[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Lambton East riding in the 1930 general election. After serving one term in the House of Commons, riding boundaries were changed and Sproule was a candidate for the new Lambton—Kent riding where he was defeated by Hugh MacKenzie in the 1935 election.

References

  1. ^ a b c Normandin, A.L. (1932). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.