Edward Arunah Dunlop
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Edward Arunah Dunlop was a Canadian
industrialist and politician. He served as a Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
for Renfrew North
from 1903 to 1934, and later as provincial treasurer from 1930 to 1933.
Dunlop was born in Pembroke, Ontario
, the son of Arunah Dunlop
and Mary Ellen Deacon. Dunlop worked as a clerk in his father's hardware business for five years, becoming owner in 1897. He served on the town council for Pembroke. In 1908, he married Mabel Ferguson. Dunlop was president of the Pembroke Lumber Company and the Pembroke Electric Light Company. He also was a director of the Eddy Match Company. Dunlop served as a Minister Without Portfolio from 1929 to 1930 and was a member of various committees, including the Standing Committee of Public Accounts.
His son, also named Edward Arunah Dunlop
, also served in the Ontario assembly.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
industrialist and politician. He served as a Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
for Renfrew North
Renfrew North
Renfrew North was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867...
from 1903 to 1934, and later as provincial treasurer from 1930 to 1933.
Dunlop was born in Pembroke, Ontario
Pembroke, Ontario
Pembroke is a city in the province of Ontario, Canada, at the confluence of the Muskrat River and the Ottawa River in the Ottawa Valley...
, the son of Arunah Dunlop
Arunah Dunlop
Arunah Dunlop was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Renfrew North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1890 to 1894....
and Mary Ellen Deacon. Dunlop worked as a clerk in his father's hardware business for five years, becoming owner in 1897. He served on the town council for Pembroke. In 1908, he married Mabel Ferguson. Dunlop was president of the Pembroke Lumber Company and the Pembroke Electric Light Company. He also was a director of the Eddy Match Company. Dunlop served as a Minister Without Portfolio from 1929 to 1930 and was a member of various committees, including the Standing Committee of Public Accounts.
His son, also named Edward Arunah Dunlop
Edward Arunah Dunlop, Jr.
Edward Arunah Dunlop, CM was an Ontario civil servant and political figure. He represented Forest Hill and then York Forest Hill in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1971 as a Progressive Conservative member.He was born in Pembroke, Ontario, the son of Edward Arunah Dunlop, and...
, also served in the Ontario assembly.