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Wilbert Ross Aylesworth

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Wilbert Ross Aylesworth
Member of Parliament
for Frontenac—Addington
In office
1940–1945
Preceded byAngus Neil McCallum
Succeeded byWilbert Ross Aylesworth
In office
1945–1949
Preceded byWilbert Ross Aylesworth
Succeeded byWilbert Ross Aylesworth
In office
1949–1953
Preceded byWilbert Ross Aylesworth
Succeeded byRiding abloshed; re-distributed into Hastings—Frontenac and Kingston
Personal details
Born14 July 1892[1]
Kingston, Ontario[2]
DiedFebruary 5, 1973 (aged 81)
Kingston, Ontario
Political partyConservative, National Government, Progressive Conservative
Spouse
Mary Zurbrigg
(m. 1914)
[2]
Professionfarmer, lawyer

Wilbert Ross Aylesworth (14 July 1892 – February 5, 1973) was a Canadian politician, farmer and merchant.

He was elected in 1940 as a Member of the National Government to the House of Commons of Canada to represent the riding of Frontenac—Addington. He was re-elected to the same riding in 1945 and 1949 as a Member of the Progressive Conservative. He lost when he ran in 1953 for the riding of Kingston. Prior to his federal political career, he was elected to Kingston Township, Ontario as councillor, reeve and deputy reeve between 1924 and 1940. He was also a councillor in Frontenac County, Ontario between 1926 and 1940.

References

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  1. ^ 1901 Census of Canada
  2. ^ a b Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1937
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