Edwin James Rothwell was a physician and political figure in British Columbia

British Columbia

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. He represented New Westminster in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

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 from 1924 to 1927 as a Liberal

British Columbia Liberal Party

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He was born in Brantford, Ontario

Brantford, Ontario

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, the son of William Rothwell and Margaret Turnbull, and was educated at Toronto University. Rothwell came to British Columbia in January 1897, passed the examination by the provincial council of physicians and surgeons and set up practice in Trail

Trail, British Columbia

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. In 1900, he married Eva McBee. Rothwell moved to New Westminster

New Westminster, British Columbia

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 in 1902 and entered practice there in partnership with Dr. T. S. Hall. He died in office in Quesnel

Quesnel, British Columbia

-Demographics:Quesnel had a population of 9,326 people in 2006, which was a decrease of 7.1% from the 2001 census count. The median household income in 2005 for Quesnel was $54,044, which is slightly above the British Columbia provincial average of $52,709....

at the age of 56.