Francis Theodore Frost

Francis Theodore Frost (December 21, 1843 – August 25, 1916) was a Canadian manufacturer and politician.[2]

The Hon.

Francis Theodore Frost
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Leeds North and Grenville North
In office
1896–1900
Preceded byCharles Frederick Ferguson
Succeeded byJohn R. Lavell
Senator for Leeds and Grenville, Ontario
In office
March 12, 1903 – August 25, 1916
Appointed byWilfrid Laurier
Personal details
Born(1843-12-21)December 21, 1843
Smiths Falls, Canada West
DiedAugust 25, 1916(1916-08-25) (aged 72)
Smiths Falls, Ontario[1]
Political partyLiberal

Born in Smiths Falls, Canada West,[2] the son of Ebenezer Frost and Caroline Harwood, he was educated in Smiths Falls, Coventry, Vermont and Potsdam, New York. Frost manufactured farm implements in Smith Falls. He was reeve of Smiths Falls from 1876 to 1883 and became the town's first mayor in 1883. Frost also served as warden for Lanark County. In 1868, he married Maria E. Powell.[1]

Elmcroft, the house Frost built in Smiths Falls in 1895.

Frost was defeated three times (in the 1878, 1882, and 1891 elections) before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1896 federal election in the Ontario riding of Leeds North and Grenville North. A Liberal, he was defeated in the 1900 federal election.

In 1903, he was appointed Director of Imperial Guarantee and Accident Insurance Company of Canada, and was also appointed to the Senate of Canada to represent the senatorial division of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario.[2]

He died in office in 1916.

References
  1. Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  2. Francis Theodore Frost – Parliament of Canada biography


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