Thomas Twining Keefler (March 26, 1824 – November 16, 1906) was a merchant and political figure in
Nova Scotia
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, Canada. He represented
Lunenburg in the
House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1883 as a
Liberal
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member.
He was born in
Halifax
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, of
Austria
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n descent. In 1870, he married Lydia Sophia Tupper. Keefler supported an elected senate. His election in 1882 was declared void and he was defeated by
Charles Edwin Kaulbach
Charles Edwin Kaulbach (July 13, 1834 – May 25, 1907) was a merchant, ship owner and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg in the House of Commons of Canada from 1878 to 1882, from 1883 to 1887 and from 1891 t ...
in the by-election which followed in 1883.
Electoral record
References
''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1883'', JA Gemmill*
1824 births
1906 deaths
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia
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