Frederick Andrew Laurence
Canadian politician
Died when: 68 years 296 days (825 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Frederick Andrew Laurence (April 23, 1843 – February 13, 1912) was a Canadian politician.Born in Port Hood, Nova Scotia, Laurence was educated at the Provincial Normal School of Nova Scotia and at Dalhousie University.
A lawyer, he ran unsuccessfully as the Liberal candidate for the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Colchester in the 1882 federal election.
He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Colchester in 1886 and was re-elected in 1890, 1894, 1897 and 1901.A Nova Scotia Liberal, he was Speaker of the House of Assembly from 1895 to 1901 and from 1903 to 1904.
He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1904 federal election.He resigned in 1907 when he was appointed a judge.
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