Frederick Forsyth Pardee
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barrister and political figure. He represented Lambton West
Lambton West
Lambton West was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1883 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario...
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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from 1898 to 1902 as a Liberal member and in the Canadian House of Commons
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from 1905 to 1918 as a Liberal
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member and from 1918 to 1921 as a member of the Unionist Party
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. He was a member of the Senate of Canada from 1922 to 1927.
He was born in Sarnia, Ontario
Sarnia, Ontario
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in 1866, the son of Timothy Blair Pardee
Timothy Blair Pardee
Timothy Blair Pardee was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented the riding of Lambton in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1874 and Lambton West from 1875 to 1889 as a Liberal....
. He was educated at Upper Canada College
Upper Canada College
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, studied law and was called to the bar in 1890. He was named King's Counsel in 1908. In 1891, he married Mary E. Johnston. Pardee was elected to the House of Commons in an 1905 by-election held after the death of Thomas George Johnston
Thomas George Johnston
Thomas George Johnston was a Canadian physician and politician.Born in Sarnia, Canada West, was educated at the public and grammar schools of Sarnia. He graduated in medicine from McGill College and took up his father's practice in Sarnia. He was Mayor of Sarnia for two terms and Chairman of the...
. He was chief government whip from 1909 from 1911 and chief opposition whip in 1912. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the federal parliament as a Liberal in 1922. Pardee was named to the Senate later that year and served until his death in 1927.