Kenneth Roy Daniel (31 August 1892 – 23 September 1965) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the

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. He was born in

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, and became a farmer by career. Daniel attended school at Ingersoll Collegiate Institute and Woodstock Business College. He was a town councillor for Ingersoll from 1940 to 1942, then the community's mayor in 1943 and 1944. He was first elected to Parliament at the

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riding in the 1945 general election then defeated in the 1949 election by

Alexander Clark Murray Alexander Clark Murray (24 July 1900 – 28 November 1983) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in West Zorra Township, Ontario, and became a pharmacist after graduating from high school ( Woodstock Collegi ...

of the

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* 1892 births 1965 deaths 20th-century Canadian farmers 20th-century mayors of places in Ontario Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Ontario municipal councillors Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs People from Ingersoll, Ontario Henry Laurence Gantt Medal recipients 20th-century American engineers 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada Farmers from Ontario {{Ontario-mayor-stub