Alexander Fraser (August 24, 1824 – October 23, 1883) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Northumberland West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1871.
Alexander Fraser | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1867–1871 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | Charles Gifford |
| Constituency | Northumberland West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 24, 1824 Inverness, Scotland |
| Died | October 23, 1883 (aged 59) Cobourg, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Mary Mead Torrance (m. 1850) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
He was born in Inverness, Scotland in 1824 and was educated at the King's College, University of Aberdeen. He was a woollen manufacturer. He was also a director of the Cobourg, Peterborough and Marmora Railway.
Electoral history
edit| 1867 Ontario general election: Northumberland West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Alexander Fraser | Acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[1] | ||||||||
| 1871 Ontario general election: Northumberland West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Alexander Fraser | 1,013 | 50.90 | |||||
| Conservative | Charles Gifford | 977 | 49.10 | |||||
| Turnout | 1,990 | 67.48 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,949 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- Morgan, Henry J., ed. (1871). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion (Sixth ed.). Montreal: Gazette Steam Printing House. p. 197.
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