Andrew Broder (April 16, 1845 – January 4, 1918) was an Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure. He represented Dundas in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1875 to 1886 and in the House of Commons of Canada from 1896 to 1911 as a Conservative member.
Andrew Broder | |
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| Member of Parliament for Dundas | |
| In office 1896–1917 | |
| Preceded by | Hugo Homer Ross |
| Succeeded by | Orren D. Casselman |
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1875–1886 | |
| Preceded by | Simon S. Cook |
| Succeeded by | Theodore F. Chamberlain |
| Constituency | Dundas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 16, 1845 Franklin, Huntingdon County, Canada East |
| Died | January 4, 1918 (aged 72) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Caroline Summers |
| Children | 1 |
| Occupation | Merchant |
He was born in Franklin, Huntingdon County, Canada East in 1845, the son of Irish immigrants. He was educated at academies in Huntingdon and Malone, New York. Broder served in the Franklin Infantry Company during the time of the Fenian raids. He settled at West Winchester, Ontario in 1868 and set up in business there as a merchant. His election in 1875 was appealed but he was reelected in the by-election that followed and represented Dundas in the provincial assembly for eleven years. Broder was a customs agent at Morrisburg from 1892 to 1896, resigning this post to run for a seat in the House of Commons. He married Caroline Summers and his son Fred later became customs collector at Morrisburg.
He was the maternal uncle of Aaron Sweet, who also served as MPP for Dundas.
Electoral history
edit| 1875 Ontario general election: Dundas | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Andrew Broder | 1,458 | 51.67 | +7.75 | ||||
| Liberal | Simon S. Cook | 1,364 | 48.33 | −7.75 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,822 | 74.99 | −1.29 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 3,763 | |||||||
| Election voided | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[1] | ||||||||
| Ontario provincial by-election, September 1875: Dundas Previous election voided | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Andrew Broder | 1,505 | 54.16 | +10.24 | ||||
| Independent | Mr. Rose | 1,274 | 45.84 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,779 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +10.24 | ||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[2]: 58 | ||||||||
| 1879 Ontario general election: Dundas | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Andrew Broder | 1,674 | 51.24 | −2.92 | ||||
| Liberal | Theodore F. Chamberlain | 1,593 | 48.76 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,267 | 77.29 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 4,227 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −2.92 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
External links
edit- Andrew Broder – Parliament of Canada biography
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897 JA Gemmill
- Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry : a history, 1784-1945, JG Harkness (1946) Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
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