About Adam Acres
Lived 1878 – 1955 (aged 76). Adam Acres was a Canadian politician.
Adam Holland Acres (May 11, 1878 – April 20, 1955) was an Ontario politician. He was a Conservative and then Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1948. He represented the riding of Carleton.
Background He was born in March Township, Ontario, Carleton County, Ontario, the son of George H. Acres. In 1900, he married Almena Waterson. His farm was situated on Britannia Bay on the Ottawa River.
Politics Acres served as reeve for the township from 1913 to 1916.
He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Carleton in 1923.
Acres was a candidate in the 1936 Conservative leadership convention placing sixth. He continued to sit in the legislature as a Tory backbencher until the 1948 Ontario election, when he retired from politics.
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Who was Adam Acres?
Canadian politician (1878–1955)
When was Adam Acres born?
Adam Acres was born on 11 May 1878 in March.
When did Adam Acres die?
Adam Acres died on 20 April 1955 in Britannia.
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Adam Acres was a politician.
What nationality was Adam Acres?
Adam Acres was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Adam Acres. https://biography.guide/adam-acres/
MLA: "Adam Acres." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/adam-acres/.
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