Frederick Luther Fowke was a merchant and political figure in Ontario

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, Canada. He represented Ontario South

Ontario South

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 in the Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1908 to 1911 as a Liberal

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He was born in Harmony, East Whitby

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, Canada West, the son of Job Wilson Fowke and Adeline Perkins Stone, the daughter of Marshall B. Stone, a Minnesota senator. Fowke operated a general store

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 and sold grain and coal. He served as mayor of Oshawa

Oshawa, Ontario

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 from 1898 to 1907. Fowke was defeated when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1911. He served as a commissioner in charge of restoration following the Halifax Explosion

Halifax Explosion

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. Fowke was also a member of the Toronto Board of Trade.