Almon Secord Rennie (17 August 1882 – 26 October 1949) was a

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businessman and politician. Rennie was a

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member of the

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. He was born in Linwood, Ontario and became a merchant by career. Rennie attended schools at Linwood, then Westervelt Business College in London. In 1928 and 1929, he served as Ontario Grand Master for the

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, and at one point chaired the association's Home Board based in Toronto. From 1922 to 1924, Rennie was mayor of Tillsonburg, Ontario, and served as a deputy reeve for Oxford County council. He was first elected to Parliament at the Oxford South riding in a by-election on 16 April 1934. After riding boundary changes, Rennie won the new

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riding in the 1935 election, and re-elected in

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. Rennie was defeated in

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* 1882 births 1949 deaths Canadian merchants Liberal Party of Canada MPs 20th-century mayors of places in Ontario Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Politicians from the Regional Municipality of Waterloo People from Tillsonburg 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Ontario-mayor-stub