Frederick Hoblitzell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About Frederick Hoblitzell
- Frederick George Hoblitzell (2 January 1891 – 6 September 1964) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada.
- He was born in Rahway, New Jersey, United States, moved to Canada in 1912 and became president and managing director of Anglo Petroleum Ltd.
- He was also known as a champion amateur golfer in Ontario.He was first elected to Parliament at the Eglinton riding in the 1940 general election, the only Toronto Liberal candidate in that election to defeat a Conservative candidate, namely Richard Langton Baker.
- After completing one term in the House of Commons, Hoblitzell did not seek further re-election, indicating that the "pressure of business" precluded a re-election campaign in the 1945 election.After leaving federal politics, Hoblitzell returned to business interests, particularly with Anglo Petroleum.
- In 1949, he was convicted of three Foreign Exchange Control Act infractions involving his business dealings and was fined $4500.
- In 1951, he was convicted of another charge of purchasing $25,000 in alcoholic beverage, mining, railway stocks without approval by the Foreign Exchange Control Board, under a scheme where he arranged with a New Jersey broker to buy the stocks then pass these along to a "W.F.
- Howard" in Toronto who was located on Oriole Parkway, the same street as Hoblitzell's residence.
- Hoblitzell was sentenced to a one-year jail term or a $4600 fine for this latter charge.Hoblitzell made a public appearance in June 1962 at a Toronto rally featuring his House of Commons successor, Donald Fleming.
- Hoblitzell died of a long illness in 1964.
- His wife, Irene Lillian Parsons died in 1968.
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