Elmer Forbes
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Elmer Forbes | |
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Member of Parliament for Dauphin | |
In office 31 March 1958 – 24 June 1968 | |
Preceded by | Fred Zaplitny |
Succeeded by | Gordon Ritchie |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Elmer Forbes 5 December 1894 Bruce County, Ontario, Canada |
Died | 9 December 1978 Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada | (aged 84)
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
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Richard Elmer Forbes (5 December 1894 – 9 December 1978) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Bruce County, Ontario and became a farmer and registered seed grower by career.[1]
He was first elected at the Dauphin riding in the 1958 general election after an initial unsuccessful attempt to win the seat in 1953. He was re-elected in 1962, 1963 and 1965.
After completing his term in the 27th Canadian Parliament in 1968, Forbes left federal politics and did not seek another term in Parliament.
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