Arthur Damude
| Arthur Damude | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Welland | |
|
In office October 1935 – September 1941 | |
| Preceded by | George Hamilton Pettit |
| Succeeded by | Humphrey Mitchell |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Arthur Byron Damude 15 October 1889 Thorold Township, Ontario |
| Died |
15 September 1941 (aged 51) Fonthill, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) |
Kathleen Ross m. 12 September 1912, d. 1940[1][2] |
| Profession | insurance agent |
Arthur Byron Damude (15 October 1889 – 15 September 1941) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Thorold Township, Ontario and became an insurance agent by career and also served as reeve of Fonthill, Ontario from 1923 to 1929.[1]
Damude made an unsuccessful attempt to win an Ontario provincial legislature seat in 1929.[1]
He was first elected to Parliament at the Welland riding in the 1935 general election after an unsuccessful campaign there in 1930. Damude was re-elected in 1940, but died of asthma complications at his home in Fonthill on 15 September 1941 during his term in the 19th Canadian Parliament. Damude was predeceased by his wife and is survived by one son.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 Normandin, A. L. (1941). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- 1 2 "Asthma Fatal to Welland M.P. / A.B. Damude Is Widely Mourned in Peninsula". The Globe and Mail. 16 September 1941. p. 3.
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