About Edward Walter Nesbitt
Lived 1859 – 1942 (aged 82). Edward Walter Nesbitt was a Canadian politician, real estate agent and insurance broker.
Edward Walter Nesbitt (November 23, 1859 – August 28, 1942) was a Canadian insurance and real estate agent and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Oxford North in the House of Commons of Canada from 1908 to 1917 as a Liberal and from 1917 to 1921 as a Unionist Party member.
He was born in Holbrook, Canada West, the son of John W. Nesbitt and Mary Wallace, and was educated in Oxford County. Nesbitt married Mary Elizabeth Ross in 1897. He lived in Woodstock. In 1921, Nesbitt crossed the floor of the House of Commons to become a Conservative; he was defeated when he ran for reelection later that year. He died in Woodstock at the age of 82.
His grand-nephew Wally Nesbitt also later served in the House of Commons.
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Edward Walter Nesbitt was born on 23 November 1859.
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Edward Walter Nesbitt died on 28 August 1942.
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Edward Walter Nesbitt was a politician, real estate agent and insurance broker.
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