Alexander Fraser (August 24, 1824 – October 23, 1883) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Northumberland West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1871.
He was born in Inverness, Scotland in 1824 and was educated at the King's College, University of Aberdeen. He was a woollen manufacturer. He was also a director of the Cobourg, Peterborough and Marmora Railway.
Electoral history
| 1867 Ontario general election: Northumberland West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Alexander Fraser | Acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[1] | ||||||||
| 1871 Ontario general election: Northumberland West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Alexander Fraser | 1,013 | 50.90 | |||||
| Conservative | Charles Gifford | 977 | 49.10 | |||||
| Turnout | 1,990 | 67.48 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,949 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[2] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1867. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- Morgan, Henry J., ed. (1871). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion (Sixth ed.). Montreal: Gazette Steam Printing House. p. 197.
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