Almon Secord Rennie was a Liberal party

Liberal Party of Canada

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 member of the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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. He was born in Linwood, Ontario

Wellesley, Ontario

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 and became a merchant by career.

Rennie attended schools at Linwood, then Westervelt Business College in London. In 1928 and 1929, he served as Ontario Grand Master for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows

Independent Order of Odd Fellows

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, and at one point chaired the association's Home Board based in Toronto.

From 1922 to 1924, Rennie was mayor of Tillsonburg, Ontario

Ontario

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, and served as a deputy reeve for Oxford County

Oxford County, Ontario

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 council.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Oxford South

Oxford South

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 riding in a by-election on 16 April 1934. After riding boundary changes, Rennie won the new Oxford

Oxford (electoral district)

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 riding in the 1935 election

Canadian federal election, 1935

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, and re-elected in 1940

Canadian federal election, 1940

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. Rennie was defeated in 1945

Canadian federal election, 1945

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 by Kenneth Daniel

Kenneth Daniel

Kenneth Roy Daniel was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Ingersoll, Ontario and became a farmer by career....

 of the Progressive Conservatives

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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