Edward Arthur Lancaster

Edward Arthur Lancaster (September 22, 1860 – January 4, 1916) was a Canadian politician.[1]

Edward Arthur Lancaster
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lincoln and Niagara
In office 1900–1904
Preceded by	William Gibson
Succeeded by	District was abolished
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Lincoln
In office 1904–1916
Preceded by	District was created
Succeeded by	James Dew Chaplin
Personal details
Born	September 22, 1860 London, England
Died	January 4, 1916 (aged 55) St. Catharines, Ontario
Political party	Conservative

Born in London, England,[1] Lancaster was educated at the Public and High Schools of London, Ontario and at Osgoode Hall. He practised law in St. Catharines. In 1885, he married Mary H.C. Pettit.[2] A lawyer by profession, he was first returned to Parliament in the general elections of 1900 for the Ontario electoral district of Lincoln and Niagara.[3] A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1904, 1908, and 1911. He died in office in 1916[1] in St. Catharines.[2]

References

1. Edward Arthur Lancaster – Parliament of Canada biography
2. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
3. The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904