Robert Deachman

Who was Robert Deachman?

Robert John Deachman was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Howick Township, Ontario and became a journalist.

Deachman attended the Ontario Agricultural College and attained a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture degree.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Huron North riding in the 1935 general election. After completing one term, the 18th Canadian Parliament, Deachman was defeated in the 1940 election by Elston Cardiff.

Deachman authored various works such as Tory Markets, The transportation Muddle and the Way Out and The Wheat Board Fallacy. Deachman also contributed a preface to Frédéric Bastiat's book Economic Fallacies.