Leonard Jennett Simpson (July 30, 1882 – August 18, 1940) was a physician and political figure in

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. He represented

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in the

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from 1929 to 1940 as a

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member.

Background

The son of James Simpson and Rachael Jennett, he was born in

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. Simpson was educated at the

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. In 1911, he married Eleanor M. Dutcher.

Politics

Simpson ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Ontario assembly in 1923. He served as

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from 1934 to 1940. In 1935, he was named honorary president of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. Simpson died in office in

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at the age of 58.

Cabinet positions

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Leonard J 1882 births 1940 deaths Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Members of the Executive Council of Ontario University of Toronto alumni 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario