Edward Arthur Lancaster
Canadian politician (1860–1916)
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Edward Arthur Lancaster (September 22, 1860 – January 4, 1916) was a Canadian politician.[1]
Preceded byWilliam Gibson
Succeeded byDistrict abolished
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byJames Dew Chaplin
Edward Arthur Lancaster | |
|---|---|
Lancaster in 1906 | |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lincoln and Niagara | |
| In office 1900–1904 | |
| Preceded by | William Gibson |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lincoln | |
| In office 1904–1916 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | James Dew Chaplin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 22, 1860 |
| Died | January 4, 1916 (aged 55) |
| Party | Conservative |
Born in London,[1] Lancaster was educated at the Public and High Schools of London, Ontario and at Osgoode Hall. He practised law in St. Catharines. In 1885, he married Mary H.C. Pettit.[2] A lawyer by profession, he was first returned to parliament in the general election of 1900 for the Ontario electoral district of Lincoln and Niagara.[3] A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1904, 1908, and 1911. He died in office in 1916 in St. Catharines.[2][1]
| 1904 Canadian federal election: Lincoln | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Edward Arthur Lancaster | 3,558 | ||||||
| Liberal | E.J. Lovelace | 3,240 | ||||||
| 1908 Canadian federal election: Lincoln | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Edward Arthur Lancaster | 3,853 | ||||||
| Liberal | Welland Devaux Woodruff | 3,604 | ||||||
| 1911 Canadian federal election: Lincoln | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Edward Arthur Lancaster | 4,576 | ||||||
| Liberal | Edwin John Lovelace | 3,023 | ||||||
