Ralph Melville Warren was a Canadian politician, a member of the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 and the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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. He was born in Wilberforce Township, Ontario where he attended secondary school and became a farmer by career.

In the 1919 Ontario election

Ontario general election, 1919

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, he was elected under the United Farmers of Ontario

United Farmers of Ontario

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 party which formed the government. He held the Renfrew North provincial seat for one term until defeated in the 1923 election.

From 1930 to 1938 he was reeve of Wilberforce Township

North Algona-Wilberforce, Ontario

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.

Warren was elected to federal Parliament for the Liberal party

Liberal Party of Canada

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 at the Renfrew North

Renfrew North

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 riding in a by-election on 5 April 1937 then re-elected for full terms in 1940

Canadian federal election, 1940

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, 1945

Canadian federal election, 1945

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 and 1949

Canadian federal election, 1949

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. Faced with poor health, Warren did not seek another federal term in the 1953 election

Canadian federal election, 1953

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. He died the following year, survived by his second wife, Eva Marion Farnel.

External links

• Ralph Melville Warren at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario