Elmer Forbes

Richard Elmer Forbes
Member of Parliament
for Dauphin
In office
March 1958  April 1968
Personal details
Born 5 December 1894
Bruce County, Ontario
Died 9 December 1978(1978-12-09) (aged 84)
Dauphin, Manitoba
Political party Progressive Conservative
Profession farmer, registered seed grower

Richard Elmer Forbes (5 December 1894 – 9 December 1978) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Bruce County, Ontario and became a farmer and registered seed grower by career.[1]

He was first elected at the Dauphin riding in the 1958 general election after an initial unsuccessful attempt to win the seat in 1953. Elmer Forbes was re-elected in 1962, 1963 and 1965. After completing his term in the 27th Canadian Parliament in 1968, Forbes left federal politics and did not seek another term in Parliament.

References

  1. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/forbes_re.shtml



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