George Landerkin
The Hon. George Landerkin | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Grey South | |
In office 1872–1878 | |
Preceded by | George Jackson |
Succeeded by | George Jackson |
In office 1882–1900 | |
Preceded by | George Jackson |
Succeeded by | Matthew Kendal Richardson |
Senator for Grey, Ontario | |
In office 1901–1903 | |
Appointed by | Wilfrid Laurier |
Personal details | |
Born | (1839-07-20)July 20, 1839 Simcoe County, Upper Canada |
Died | October 4, 1903(1903-10-04) (aged 64) Hanover, Ontario, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
George Landerkin (July 20, 1839 – October 4, 1903) was a Canadian physician and political figure. He represented Grey South in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1878 and from 1882 to 1900. From 1901 to 1903, he was a member of the Senate of Canada.[1]
He was born in West Gwillimbury, Simcoe County, Upper Canada,[1] the son of James Landerkin, who came there from Nova Scotia. He was educated at Victoria College in Cobourg, where he received his M.D.[2] Landerkin worked on a farm for several years before obtaining his medical degree. He practised medicine in Hanover, Ontario. Landerkin was also president of Canada Mutual Mining and Development Company.[3] In 1870, he married Mary Matilda Kirkendall.[2] Landerkin was defeated by George Jackson for the federal seat in 1878.[1] He died in Hanover at the age of 64.[3]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | George Landerkin | 1,150 | ||||||
Conservative | George Jackson | 977 | ||||||
Source: Canadian Elections Database[4] |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | George Landerkin | 1,248 | ||||||
Unknown | ? Prebble | 863 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal–Conservative | George Jackson | 1,163 | ||||||
Liberal | George Landerkin | 1,082 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | George Landerkin | 1,765 | ||||||
Liberal–Conservative | Geo. Jackson | 1,689 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | George Landerkin | 2,292 | ||||||
Conservative | David Jamieson | 2,195 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | George Landerkin | 2,284 | ||||||
Conservative | John Blyth | 2,281 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | George Landerkin | 1,819 | ||||||
Conservative | David Jameson | 1,753 | ||||||
Patrons of Industry | William Allan | 1,196 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal–Conservative | Matthew Richardson | 2,375 | ||||||
Liberal | George Landerkin | 2,231 |
References
- ^ a b c George Landerkin – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1877 CH Mackintosh
- ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
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