About Thomas Cantley
Lived 1857 – 1945 (aged 87). Thomas Cantley was a Canadian politician and manufacturer.
Thomas Cantley (19 April 1857 – 24 February 1945) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia and became a steel manufacturer and participated in numerous corporate directorships. Cantley attended school at New Glasgow, then performed military service with the British Expeditionary Force, attaining the rank of colonel. In 1919, he was granted an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by Dalhousie University.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Pictou riding in the 1925 general election after an unsuccessful campaign there in 1921. He was re-elected to the House of Commons in 1926 and 1930.
Cantley was then appointed to the Senate on 20 July 1935 and remained in that role until his death on 24 February 1945.
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Who was Thomas Cantley?
Canadian politician (1857-1945)
When was Thomas Cantley born?
Thomas Cantley was born on 19 April 1857 in New Glasgow.
When did Thomas Cantley die?
Thomas Cantley died on 24 February 1945 in New Glasgow.
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Thomas Cantley was a politician and manufacturer.
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Thomas Cantley was Canadian.
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