Alexander Thomas Embury (12 January 1874 – 19 July 1956) was a

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member of the

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. He was born in

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and became a physician. Embury attended school at Napanee Collegiate, then earned his medical degrees ( MD, CM) at Queen's University. In 1921, he was a warden of Hastings County. He was first elected to Parliament at the

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riding in the 1925 general election then re-elected in

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and

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. Embury was defeated by Rork Scott Ferguson of the Liberals in the 1935 election.

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* 1874 births 1956 deaths Physicians from Ontario Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Queen's University at Kingston alumni 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{HistoricalConservative-Ontario-MP-stub