William Frederick Roome
Politician
1841 – 1921
Who was William Frederick Roome?
William Frederick Roome was a physician and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Middlesex West in the Canadian House of Commons from 1887 to 1896 as a Conservative member.
He was born in Oxford Township, Canada West. Roome received an M.D. from the University of Michigan. In 1869, he married Maggie Anderson. He served as a member of the council for Newbury and as chairman of the school board. Roome was defeated by Donald Mackenzie Cameron in an 1883 by-election. He defeated Cameron in the 1887 federal election; that election was appealed but he won the by-election which followed in 1888. He served until 1896, when he was defeated by William Samuel Calvert.
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- Born
- Nov 21, 1841
- Education
- University of Michigan
- Doctor of Medicine
- Died
- Sep 1, 1921
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on July 23, 2013
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