Alonzo Hyndman
Alonzo Hyndman | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Carleton | |
| In office October 1935 – January 1940 | |
| Preceded by | William Foster Garland |
| Succeeded by | George Russell Boucher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alonzo Bowen Hyndman 28 July 1890 Conservative National Government |
| Spouse(s) | Johnson m. 29 August 1916[1] |
| Profession | physician |
Alonzo Bowen Hyndman (28 July 1890 – 9 April 1940) was a
South Mountain, Ontario
and became a physician by career.
He attended high school in
Smiths Falls Collegiate. He studied at McGill University in Montreal where he attained his medical degree (MDCM) in 1915, then established a medical practice at Carp.[1][2]
Hyndman was first elected to Parliament at Ontario's
National Government party banner in 1940. Hyndman died suddenly on 9 April 1940, two weeks after the general election, before he was due to be sworn in for the 19th Canadian Parliament.[3]
Electoral record
| 1940 Canadian federal election: Carleton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| National Government | Alonzo Hyndman | 7,736 | 53.90 | +11.54 | ||||
| Liberal | Herbert Samuel Arkell | 6,617 | 46.10 | +9.61 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 14,353 | 100.0 | ||||||
| National Government hold | Swing | +0.96 | ||||||
| 1935 Canadian federal election: Carleton | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Alonzo Hyndman | 6,872 | 42.36 | –1.42 | ||||
| Liberal | Herbert Samuel Arkell | 5,919 | 36.49 | –5.56 | ||||
| Reconstruction | Herman Ralph James | 3,431 | 21.15 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 16,222 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.07 | ||||||
References
- ^ a b Normandin, A. L. (1940). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- ^ Ontario Medical Register. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. 1922. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- ^ The Canadian Press (10 April 1940). "Dr. A. Hyndman M.P.-Elect Dies". The Globe and Mail. p. 11.
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