Andrew Broder (April 16, 1845 – January 4, 1918) was an

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farmer, merchant and political figure. He represented Dundas in the

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from 1875 to 1886 and in the

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from 1896 to 1911 as a

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member. He was born in Franklin, Huntingdon County,

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in 1845, the son of Irish immigrants. He was educated at academies in Huntingdon and

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. Broder served in the Franklin Infantry Company during the time of the Fenian raids. He settled at West Winchester, Ontario in 1868 and set up in business there as a merchant. His election in 1875 was appealed but he was reelected in the by-election that followed and represented Dundas in the provincial assembly for eleven years. Broder was a customs agent at Morrisburg from 1892 to 1896, resigning this post to run for a seat in the House of Commons. He married Caroline Summers and his son Fred later became customs collector at Morrisburg. He was the maternal uncle of Aaron Sweet, who also served as MPP for Dundas.

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''Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry : a history, 1784-1945'', JG Harkness (1946)
1845 births 1918 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario People of the Fenian raids Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MPP-stub