William Ernest Tummon
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Preceded byriding created
Succeeded byJohn Charles Alexander Cameron
BornWilliam Ernest Tummon
6 February 1879
6 February 1879
Huntingdon Township, Ontario, Canada
Died14 December 1960 (aged 81)
William Ernest Tummon | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Hastings South | |
| In office October 1925 – October 1935 | |
| Preceded by | riding created |
| Succeeded by | John Charles Alexander Cameron |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Ernest Tummon 6 February 1879 Huntingdon Township, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 14 December 1960 (aged 81) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Ethel M. Finley m. 12 October 1915[1] |
| Profession | Contractor, farmer |
William Ernest Tummon (6 February 1879 – 14 December 1960) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Huntingdon Township, Ontario in Hastings County and became a contractor and farmer.
Tummon attended public and secondary school in Hastings County. He was a councillor at Huntington Township for 14 years and a reeve there for five years.[1]
He was first elected to Parliament at the Hastings South riding in the 1925 general election then re-elected in 1926 and 1930. Tummon was defeated by John Charles Alexander Cameron of the Liberal party in the 1935 election.
