Frank Rickard
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Wilbert Franklin Rickard (7 January 1884 – unknown) was a Liberal party
member of the Canadian House of Commons
. He was born in Clarke Township, Ontario and became a farmer by career.
Rickard attended public and secondary schools at Newcastle
. He served as a regional reeve for Clarke Township, Ontario and in 1933 was warden for Northmberland and Dufferin.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Durham
riding in the 1935 general election
and re-elected there in 1940
. Rickard was defeated by Charles Elwood Stephenson
of the Progressive Conservative party
in the 1945 election
.
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...
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 Clarke Township, Ontario and became a farmer by career.
Rickard attended public and secondary schools at Newcastle
Newcastle, Ontario
Newcastle is a community in the Municipality of Clarington in Durham Region, Ontario, Canada. The Town of Newcastle was also the original name of what is now Clarington....
. He served as a regional reeve for Clarke Township, Ontario and in 1933 was warden for Northmberland and Dufferin.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Durham
Durham (electoral district)
Durham is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1968, and since 1988....
riding in the 1935 general election
Canadian federal election, 1935
The Canadian federal election of 1935 was held on October 14, 1935 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 18th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of William Lyon Mackenzie King won a majority government, defeating Prime Minister R.B. Bennett's Conservative Party.The central...
and re-elected there in 1940
Canadian federal election, 1940
The Canadian federal election of 1940 was the 19th general election in Canadian history. It was held March 26, 1940 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 19th Parliament of Canada...
. Rickard was defeated by Charles Elwood Stephenson
Charles Elwood Stephenson
Charles Elwood Stephenson was a Canadian politician. He served as mayor of Port Hope, Ontario and as a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 1945 to 1949....
of the Progressive Conservative 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....
in the 1945 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...
.