Edward Armour Peck
Edward Armour Peck | |
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Member of Parliament for Peterborough West | |
In office 1925–1935 | |
Preceded by | George Newcombe Gordon |
Succeeded by | Joseph James Duffus |
Ontario MPP | |
In office 1911–1914 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Evans Bradburn |
Succeeded by | George Alexander Gillespie |
Constituency | Peterborough West |
Personal details | |
Born | Alfriston, Sussex, England | 11 September 1858
Died | 18 July 1947 | (aged 88)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Kitty Revell (m. 1887–1923) |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Edward Armour Peck (11 September 1858 – 18 July 1947) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Alfriston, Sussex, England and became a barrister.
Peck moved from the United Kingdom to Canada in 1869. He attended Peterborough Collegiate Institute and from 1898 to 1904 served as a warden of Peterborough County.[1]
From 1911 to 1914, he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario at the Peterborough West provincial riding.[1]
He was first elected to Parliament at the Peterborough West federal riding in the 1925 general election then re-elected in 1926 and 1930. After completing his third term, the 17th Canadian Parliament, Peck left federal politics and did not seek another term in the 1935 election.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Edward Armour Peck – Parliament of Canada biography
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history