About Robert Edwy Ryerson
Lived 1865 – 1958 (aged 93). Robert Edwy Ryerson was a Canadian politician, grocer and merchant.
Robert Edwy Ryerson (12 August 1865 – 12 October 1958) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Brant County, Canada West and became a grocer and merchant.
Ryerson attended public school at Brantford. He became an associate manager of grocery firm Ryerson Brothers and served three terms as a Brantford alderman.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Brantford City riding in the 1925 general election and re-elected there in 1926 and 1930. Ryerson was defeated in the 1935 federal election by William Ross Macdonald of the Liberal party.
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Who was Robert Edwy Ryerson?
Canadian politician (1865–1958)
When was Robert Edwy Ryerson born?
Robert Edwy Ryerson was born on 12 August 1865 in County of Brant.
When did Robert Edwy Ryerson die?
Robert Edwy Ryerson died on 12 October 1958.
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Robert Edwy Ryerson was a politician, grocer and merchant.
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Robert Edwy Ryerson was Canadian.
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