Preceded by Roger Carl Young Name Jake Froese Constituency Niagara Falls Role Canadian Politician | Preceded by Fred Goring Children Tom Froese Nationality Canadian Succeeded by Al MacBain | |
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Died January 16, 2013 (aged 87) Political party Progressive Conservative Party Progressive Conservative Party of Canada Residence Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada | ||
Jake Froese (September 21, 1925 - January 16, 2013) was a Canadian politician, who served as a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons in the 31st Canadian Parliament. He represented the Niagara Falls electoral district after winning the seat in the 1979 federal election, but was defeated in the 1980 election by Al MacBain of the Liberal party.
Prior to his election to Parliament, Froese was a longtime municipal politician in Niagara-on-the-Lake, who was first elected to the municipal council in 1968 and later served as the town's Lord Mayor from 1973 to 1978.
His son Tom Froese later served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999.
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