Norman Lockhart (politician)
Canadian politician
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Norman James Macdonald Lockhart (10 April 1884 – 30 August 1974) was a Canadian businessman and politician. Lockhart was a Conservative and Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada.
10 April 1884
Norman Lockhart | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Lincoln | |
| In office October 1935 – April 1949 | |
| Preceded by | James Dew Chaplin |
| Succeeded by | Harry Cavers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Norman James Macdonald Lockhart 10 April 1884 |
| Died | 30 August 1974 (aged 90) |
| Party | Conservative (1867–1942) Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Henderson m. 28 March 1906[1] |
| Profession | merchant |
Biography
Lockhart was born in Dunnville, Ontario and became a merchant by career.
The son of Norman Macdonald Lockhart and Charlotte Jane Blott,[2] Lockhart attended public and high schools in Dunnville. He was a retailer of fuel and building supplies. He served on the St. Catharines, Ontario board of education from 1923 to 1934, and became the community's mayor in 1935.[1]
He was first elected to Parliament at the Lincoln riding in the 1935 general election under the Conservative party banner and re-elected there in 1940 and 1945, during which time his party became known as the Progressive Conservatives. Lockhart did not stand for another term in office in the 1949 election.
| 1935 Canadian federal election: Lincoln | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Conservative | Norman Lockhart | 11,398 | ||||||
| Liberal | Albert Ernest Coombs | 11,135 | ||||||
| Reconstruction | Howard L. Craise | 2,349 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | George Pay | 1,224 | ||||||
| 1940 Canadian federal election: Lincoln | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| National Government | Norman Lockhart | 13,331 | ||||||
| Liberal | John Joseph Bench | 12,921 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | John Scott | 2,443 | ||||||
| 1945 Canadian federal election: Lincoln | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Norman Lockhart | 15,911 | ||||||
| Liberal | Edward Frank McCordick | 10,962 | ||||||
| Co-operative Commonwealth | Allen E. Schroeder | 4,540 | ||||||
| Labor–Progressive | Thomas Wakefield Dealy | 1,514 | ||||||
