Donald Sharpe was a farmer and political figure in Ontario

Ontario

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. He represented Welland

Welland (provincial electoral district)

Welland is a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since the 2007 provincial election...

 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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 from 1914 to 1919 as a Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...

 member.

He was born in Willoughby township

Willoughby, Ontario

Willoughby Township is the rural southern portion of Niagara Falls, Ontario, between the village of Chippawa and the boundary with Fort Erie. Included is historic Navy Island in the Niagara River and the site of the Battle of Chippawa, fought between British and American forces on July 5, 1814...

, the son of James Sharpe, of Scottish

Scotland

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 origin, and Sarah Wells, and was educated in Crowland township. In 1902, he married Bertha Hartley. He served on the councils for Crowland township and Thorold township

Thorold, Ontario

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 and was reeve of Thorold from 1907 to 1913. Sharpe was also warden for Welland County

Welland County, Ontario

Welland County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario.The county was formed in 1851 from Lincoln County. The county was named from the Welland River. The river got its name from John Grave Simcoe who named it after a stream in Lincolnshire, England...

. He was deputy grand master for the Orange Lodge. Sharpe joined the 2nd Dragoons

2nd/10th Dragoons

The 2nd/10th Dragoons was a militia regiment of the Canadian Army, based in the Niagara, Wentworth and Brant regions of southern Ontario...

 as a private and reached the rank of major. He transferred to the Canadian Mounted Rifles

Canadian Mounted Rifles

Canadian Mounted Rifles was part of the designation of several mounted infantry units in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.* The Canadian Mounted Rifle Corps, formed in 1885, now part of The Royal Canadian Dragoons...

 of Hamilton, reaching the rank of lieutenant-colonel, and later served as lieutenant-colonel for the 176th battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force

Canadian Expeditionary Force

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