Preceded by riding created Died October 12, 1958 Profession grocer, merchant | Name Robert Ryerson Resigned October 1935 Role Member of Parliament | |
Full Name Robert Edwy Ryerson Born 12 August 1865
Brant County, Canada West ( 1865-08-12 ) Spouse(s) Elizabeth E. Dowling
m. 21 August 1896 Political party Conservative Party of Canada | ||
Succeeded by William Ross Macdonald | ||
Robert Edwy Ryerson (12 August 1865 – 12 October 1958) was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Brant County, Canada West and became a grocer and merchant.
Ryerson attended public school at Brantford. He became an associate manager of grocery firm Ryerson Brothers and served three terms as a Brantford alderman.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Brantford City riding in the 1925 general election and re-elected there in 1926 and 1930. Ryerson was defeated in the 1935 federal election by William Ross Macdonald of the Liberal party.
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