Frank Thomas Shaver (10 February 1881 – 11 December 1969) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Osnabruck Centre, Ontario and became a merchant. Shaver attended the Morrisburg Collegiate Institute. He was one of the principals of the Jarvis and Shaver General Store.[1]
Frank Thomas Shaver | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Stormont | |
| In office July 1930 – October 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Arnold Neilson Smith |
| Succeeded by | Lionel Chevrier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frank Thomas Shaver 10 February 1881 Osnabruck Centre, Ontario |
| Died | 11 December 1969 (aged 88) Cornwall, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Georgia M. Cross m. 14 November 1906[1] |
| Profession | Merchant |
He was first elected to Parliament at the Stormont riding in the 1930 general election. After serving one term in the House of Commons, Shaver was defeated by Lionel Chevrier of the Liberal party in the 1935 federal election. Shaver made an unsuccessful bid as a Progressive Conservative to unseat Chevrier in the 1949 election.
He died at Cornwall General Hospital in 1969.[2]
Electoral record
edit| 1930 Canadian federal election: Stormont | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Frank Thomas Shaver | 7,901 | ||||||
| Liberal | Arnold Neilson Smith | 7,326 | ||||||
| 1935 Canadian federal election: Stormont | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Lionel Chevrier | 9,233 | ||||||
| Conservative | Frank Thomas Shaver | 6,655 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | Nathan Copeland | 980 | ||||||
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