Jump to content

Alexander Fraser (Ontario politician)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by EncyclopediaUpdaticus (talk | contribs) at 21:28, 11 February 2018 (add infobox, other updates). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Alexander Fraser
Ontario MPP
In office
1867–1871
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byCharles Gifford
ConstituencyNorthumberland West
Personal details
Born(1824-08-24)August 24, 1824
Inverness, Scotland
DiedOctober 23, 1883(1883-10-23) (aged 59)
Cobourg, Ontario
Political partyLiberal
Spouse
Mary Mead Torrance
(m. 1850)
OccupationBusinessman

Alexander Fraser (August 24, 1824 – October 23, 1883) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Northumberland West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1871.

He was born in Inverness, Scotland in 1824 and was educated at the King's College, University of Aberdeen. He was a woollen manufacturer. He was also a director of the Cobourg, Peterborough and Marmora Railway.