Canadian politician
Robert Edwy Ryerson
In office October 1925 – October 1935Preceded by riding created Succeeded by William Ross Macdonald
Born Robert Edwy Ryerson
(1865-08-12 ) 12 August 1865Brant County , Canada West Died 12 October 1958(1958-10-12) (aged 93) Political party Conservative Spouse(s) Elizabeth E. Dowling m. 21 August 1896[1] Profession Grocer, merchant
Robert Edwy Ryerson (12 August 1865 – 12 October 1958) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada . He was born in Brant County , Canada West and became a grocer and merchant.
Ryerson attended public school at Brantford . He became an associate manager of grocery firm Ryerson Brothers and served three terms as a Brantford alderman.[1]
He was first elected to Parliament at the Brantford City riding in the 1925 general election and re-elected there in 1926 and 1930 . Ryerson was defeated in the 1935 federal election by William Ross Macdonald of the Liberal party .
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^ a b Normandin, A.L. (1932). Canadian Parliamentary Guide .
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