About Richard Blain
Lived 1857 – 1926 (aged 68). Richard Blain was a Canadian politician and merchant.
Richard Blain (December 8, 1857 – November 27, 1926) was a Canadian politician.
Background Born in Vienna, Canada West, He was a member of the Brampton Town Council for ten years. He was also Reeve and Deputy Reeve of Brampton and Warden of Peel County. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Peel at the general elections of 1900. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1904, 1908, and 1911. In 1917, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada representing the senatorial division of Peel, Ontario on the advice of Prime Minister Robert Borden. He served until his death in 1926 in Brampton.
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Who was Richard Blain?
Canadian politician (1857–1926)
When was Richard Blain born?
Richard Blain was born on 8 December 1857 in Canada West, Vienna, Ontario.
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Richard Blain died on 27 November 1926 in Brampton.
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Richard Blain was a politician and merchant.
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Richard Blain was Canadian.
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