George Landerkin

The Hon.
George Landerkin
The Hon. George Landerkin
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Grey South
	In office; 1872–1878
Preceded by	George Jackson
Succeeded by	George Jackson
	In office; 1882–1900
Preceded by	George Jackson
Succeeded by	Matthew Kendal Richardson
Senator for Grey, Ontario
	In office; 1901–1903
Appointed by	Wilfrid Laurier
Personal details
Born	July 20, 1839; Simcoe County, Upper Canada
Died	October 4, 1903 (aged 64); Hanover, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal

George Landerkin (July 20, 1839 – October 4, 1903) was a Canadian physician and political figure. He represented Grey South in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1878 and from 1882 to 1900. From 1901 to 1903, he was a member of the Senate of Canada.^[1]

He was born in West Gwillimbury, Simcoe County, Upper Canada,^[1] the son of James Landerkin, who came there from Nova Scotia. He was educated at Victoria College in Cobourg, where he received his M.D.^[2] Landerkin worked on a farm for several years before obtaining his medical degree. He practised medicine in Hanover, Ontario. Landerkin was also president of Canada Mutual Mining and Development Company.^[3] In 1870, he married Mary Matilda Kirkendall.^[2] Landerkin was defeated by George Jackson for the federal seat in 1878.^[1] He died in Hanover at the age of 64.^[3]

v t e 1872 Canadian federal election: Grey South
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	George Landerkin	1,150
	Conservative	George Jackson	977
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[4]

v t e 1874 Canadian federal election: Grey South
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	George Landerkin	1,248
	Unknown	? Prebble	863

v t e 1878 Canadian federal election: Grey South
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	George Jackson	1,163
	Liberal	George Landerkin	1,082

v t e 1882 Canadian federal election: Grey South
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	George Landerkin	1,765
	Liberal–Conservative	Geo. Jackson	1,689

v t e 1887 Canadian federal election: Grey South
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	George Landerkin	2,292
	Conservative	David Jamieson	2,195

v t e 1891 Canadian federal election: Grey South
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	George Landerkin	2,284
	Conservative	John Blyth	2,281

v t e 1896 Canadian federal election: Grey South
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	George Landerkin	1,819
	Conservative	David Jameson	1,753
	Patrons of Industry	William Allan	1,196

v t e 1900 Canadian federal election: Grey South
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal–Conservative	Matthew Richardson	2,375
	Liberal	George Landerkin	2,231

References

^ ^a ^b ^c George Landerkin – Parliament of Canada biography
^ ^a ^b The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1877 CH Mackintosh
^ ^a ^b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

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[parl-1] George Landerkin – Parliament of Canada biography

[mackintosh-2] The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1877 CH Mackintosh

[johnson-3] Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.

[4] Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.

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