Profession farmer, manager Spouse Clara Sandercock Name Earle Drope | Role Member of Parliament Resigned June 1949 Died October 7, 1969 | |
Preceded by William Alexander Fraser Full Name Robert Earle Drope Born 14 October 1898Harwood, Ontario ( 1898-10-14 ) Party Progressive Conservative Party of Canada | ||
Robert Earle Drope (14 October 1898 – 7 October 1969) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Harwood, Ontario and became a farmer and manager by career.
Drope served in the military during World War I, attaining the rank of major. Later, he was a municipal councillor for Hamilton Township for five years. He also managed the Harwood Cooperative Creamery.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Northumberland riding in the 1945 general election, serving one term in office until his defeat in 1949 by Frederick Robertson of the Liberal party.
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