Reuben Eldridge Truax (October 11, 1847 – April 3, 1935) was an

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businessman and political figure. He represented

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in the

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from 1894 to 1904 and from 1908 to 1911 and Bruce East in 1891 and Bruce South from 1913 to 1921 in the

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as a Liberal member. Truax served four years as reeve and was mayor of

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in 1888 and 1889. He was born in

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in 1847 and educated in

. In 1870, he married Jessie Porteous. He owned a

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and sash and door factory. He was first elected to the House of Commons in 1891 but that election was declared invalid and Henry Cargill was elected by acclamation in the by-election which followed. Truax was an unsuccessful candidate for the federal seat in Bruce South in 1911 and 1921.

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''The History of the County of Bruce and of the minor municipalities therein ...'', N Robertson (1906)''A History of Ontario : its resources and development. Part II.'', A Fraser (1909)
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