Alonzo Bowen Hyndman (28 July 1890 – 9 April 1940) was a Canadian physician and politician. Hyndman was a Conservative and National Government member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in South Mountain, Ontario and became a physician by career.

Alonzo Hyndman
Member of Parliament
for Carleton
In office
October 1935 – January 1940
Preceded byWilliam Foster Garland
Succeeded byGeorge Russell Boucher
Personal details
Born
Alonzo Bowen Hyndman

(1890-07-28)28 July 1890
South Mountain, Ontario, Canada
Died9 April 1940(1940-04-09) (aged 49)
Political partyConservative
National Government
Spouse(s)Johnson
m. 29 August 1916[1]
Professionphysician

He attended high school in Kemptville, Ontario, then 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 Carleton riding in the 1935 general election and re-elected there under the 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

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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

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  1. ^ a b Normandin, A. L. (1940). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. ^ Ontario Medical Register. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. 1922. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
  3. ^ The Canadian Press (10 April 1940). "Dr. A. Hyndman M.P.-Elect Dies". The Globe and Mail. p. 11.
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