Philip Howard Spohn (1842 – November 14, 1918) was a

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physician and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the

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in 1891 as a

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member. He was born in

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, the son of Philip Spohn, of

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descent. He received his

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from

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. In 1878, Spohn married Editha Sarah Thompson. He was a member of the municipal council for Simcoe for ten years. Spohn defeated

William Humphrey Bennett William Humphrey Bennett, KC (December 23, 1859 – March 15, 1925) was a Canadian politician. Biography Born in Barrie, Canada West, the son of Humphrey Bennett and Anne A. Fraser, Bennett was educated at the Barrie Public and High Scho ...

in the 1891 federal election; however, the election was declared invalid and Bennett won the 1892 by-election by acclamation.

Electoral record

References

* * * 1842 births 1918 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario 19th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub