Alonzo Hyndman
Alonzo Bowen Hyndman (28 July 1890 – 9 April 1940) was a Canadian physician and politician. Hyndman was a Conservative and National Government member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in South Mountain, Ontario and became a physician by career.
Alonzo Hyndman | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Carleton | |
| In office October 1935 – January 1940 | |
| Preceded by | William Foster Garland |
| Succeeded by | George Russell Boucher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alonzo Bowen Hyndman 28 July 1890 South Mountain, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 9 April 1940 (aged 49) |
| Political party | Conservative National Government |
| Spouse(s) | Johnson m. 29 August 1916[1] |
| Profession | physician |
He attended high school in Kemptville, Ontario, then Smiths Falls Collegiate. He studied at McGill University in Montreal where he attained his medical degree (MDCM) in 1915, then established a medical practice at Carp.[1][2]
Hyndman was first elected to Parliament at Ontario's Carleton riding in the 1935 general election and re-elected there under the National Government party banner in 1940. Hyndman died suddenly on 9 April 1940, two weeks after the general election, before he was due to be sworn in for the 19th Canadian Parliament.[3]
References
- Normandin, A. L. (1940). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- Ontario Medical Register. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. 1922. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- The Canadian Press (10 April 1940). "Dr. A. Hyndman M.P.-Elect Dies". The Globe and Mail. p. 11.