Earle Drope
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Robert Earle Drope was a Progressive Conservative party
member of the Canadian House of Commons
. He was born in Harwood, Ontario
and became a farmer and manager by career.
Drope served in the military during World War I
, attaining the rank of major. Later, he was a municipal councillor for Hamilton Township
for five years. He also managed the Harwood Cooperative Creamery.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Northumberland
riding in the 1945 general election
, serving one term in office until his defeat in 1949
by Frederick Robertson
of the Liberal party
.
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
. He was born in Harwood, Ontario
Harwood, Ontario
Harwood is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the township of Hamilton in Northumberland County. It is named for Montreal merchant Robert Unwin Harwood....
and became a farmer and manager by career.
Drope served in the military during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, attaining the rank of major. Later, he was a municipal councillor for Hamilton Township
Hamilton, Ontario (township)
Hamilton Township is a rural township located in Northumberland County in central Ontario. It surrounds the Town of Cobourg.The township was named after Henry Hamilton, Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec from 1782-1785.-Communities:*Baltimore*Bewdley*Camborne...
for five years. He also managed the Harwood Cooperative Creamery.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Northumberland
Northumberland (Ontario electoral district)
Northumberland was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968 and from 1987 to 2003, ad in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1999 to 2007....
riding in the 1945 general election
Canadian federal election, 1945
The Canadian federal election of 1945 was the 20th general election in Canadian history. It was held June 11, 1945 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 20th Parliament of Canada...
, serving one term in office until his defeat in 1949
Canadian federal election, 1949
The Canadian federal election of 1949 was held on June 27 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 21st Parliament of Canada. It was the first election in Canada in almost thirty years in which the Liberal Party of Canada was not led by William Lyon Mackenzie King. King had...
by Frederick Robertson
Frederick Robertson (politician)
Frederick Greystock Robertson was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons.Robertson was born in Belleville, Ontario and became a physician after receiving his MD degree at the University of Toronto...
of the Liberal party
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
.