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Frederick Robert Cromwell

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Frederick Robert Cromwell
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Compton
In office
1911–1917
Preceded byAylmer Byron Hunt
Succeeded byAylmer Byron Hunt
Personal details
Born(1872-05-13)May 13, 1872
Leeds, Megantic County, Quebec
DiedOctober 16, 1950(1950-10-16) (aged 78)
Political partyConservative

Frederick Robert Cromwell (May 13, 1872 – October 16, 1950) was a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec.

Born in Leeds, Megantic County, Quebec, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Kinnear) Cromwell, Cromwell was educated at public schools. He was mayor of Clinton, Quebec in 1902, a councilor in Eaton, Quebec in 1907, and a councilor in Cooksville, Quebec from 1909 to 1912. A farmer and manager, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Compton in the 1911 federal election. A Conservative, he did not run in 1917 but was defeated when he ran again in 1921.

References

  • Frederick Robert Cromwell – Parliament of Canada biography
  • Pierce, Erastus Gardner (1917). Men of today in the Eastern Townships. Sherbrooke: Sherbrooke Record Company.