Thomas Kerr Slack

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Thomas Kerr Slack
Ontario MPP
In office
1926–1934
Preceded byCharles Robert McKeown
Succeeded byRiding abolished
In office
1919–1923
Preceded byCharles Robert McKeown
Succeeded byCharles Robert McKeown
ConstituencyDufferin
Personal details
Born(1875-02-19)February 19, 1875
Dufferin County, Ontario
DiedNovember 1, 1956(1956-11-01) (aged 81)
Shelburne, Ontario
Political partyUnited Farmers, 1919-1923
Progressive, 1926-1934
Spouse
Margaret Brown
(m. 1905)
OccupationFarmer

Thomas Kerr Slack (February 19, 1875 – November 1, 1956) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Dufferin in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1919 to 1923 as a United Farmers member and from 1926 to 1934 as a Progressive member.

He was born in Melancthon Township, Dufferin County, Ontario, the son of Richard Slack, an immigrant from Ireland, and Elizabeth Silk. In 1905, he married Margaret Brown. Slack served as clerk for Melancthon township. He later moved to Orangeville.[1] He died suddenly at the Shelburne District Hospital in 1956 and was buried in Shelburne Cemetery.[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ AL Normandin (1928). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. ^ "Thomas K Slack 1875 - 1956 BillionGraves Record".
  3. ^ "Thomas Kerr Slack (obituary)". The Globe and Mail. November 3, 1956. p. 36.

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