Norman Frank Wilson

Norman Frank Wilson
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Russell
In office
1904–1908
Preceded by David Wardrope Wallace
Succeeded by Charles Murphy
Personal details
Born (1876-09-05)September 5, 1876
Cumberland, Ontario
Died July 14, 1956(1956-07-14) (aged 79)
Ottawa, Ontario
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Cairine Wilson

Norman Frank Wilson (September 5, 1876 – July 14, 1956) was an Ontario farmer and political figure.

Early life; and political office

Wilson was born in Cumberland Township, Ontario in 1876, the son of William Wilson and Mary McElroy.[1] He studied at Upper Canada College and the Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph. Wilson operated a farm near Cumberland.[1]

Wilson represented Russell in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1908 as a Liberal member.

Personal

In 1909, Wilson married Cairine Reay Mackay, who later became the first woman to sit in the Canadian Senate.

He died in 1956 in Ottawa.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.


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