Alonzo Hyndman
Alonzo Bowen Hyndman (28 July 1890 – 9 April 1940) was a Canadian physician and politician. Hyndman was a Conservative and National Government member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in South Mountain, Ontario and became a physician by career.
Alonzo Hyndman | |
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Member of Parliament for Carleton | |
In office October 1935 – January 1940 | |
Preceded by | William Foster Garland |
Succeeded by | George Russell Boucher |
Personal details | |
Born | Alonzo Bowen Hyndman 28 July 1890 South Mountain, Ontario, Canada |
Died | 9 April 1940 49) | (aged
Political party | Conservative National Government |
Spouse(s) | Johnson m. 29 August 1916[1] |
Profession | physician |
He attended high school in Kemptville, Ontario, then Smiths Falls Collegiate. He studied at McGill University in Montreal where he attained his medical degree (MDCM) in 1915, then established a medical practice at Carp.[1][2]
Hyndman was first elected to Parliament at Ontario's Carleton riding in the 1935 general election and re-elected there under the National Government party banner in 1940. Hyndman died suddenly on 9 April 1940, two weeks after the general election, before he was due to be sworn in for the 19th Canadian Parliament.[3]
Electoral record
1940 Canadian federal election: Carleton | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
National Government | Alonzo Hyndman | 7,736 | 53.90 | +11.54 | ||||
Liberal | Herbert Samuel Arkell | 6,617 | 46.10 | +9.61 | ||||
Total valid votes | 14,353 | 100.0 | ||||||
National Government hold | Swing | +0.96 |
1935 Canadian federal election: Carleton | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Conservative | Alonzo Hyndman | 6,872 | 42.36 | –1.42 | ||||
Liberal | Herbert Samuel Arkell | 5,919 | 36.49 | –5.56 | ||||
Reconstruction | Herman Ralph James | 3,431 | 21.15 | |||||
Total valid votes | 16,222 | 100.0 | ||||||
Conservative hold | Swing | +2.07 |
References
- Normandin, A. L. (1940). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- Ontario Medical Register. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. 1922. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- The Canadian Press (10 April 1940). "Dr. A. Hyndman M.P.-Elect Dies". The Globe and Mail. p. 11.