Frederick Luther Fowke, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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About Frederick Luther Fowke
- Frederick Luther Fowke (May 27, 1857 – August 25, 1939) was a merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada.
- He represented Ontario South in the House of Commons of Canada from 1908 to 1911 as a Liberal.He was born in Harmony, East Whitby, Canada West, the son of Job Wilson Fowke and Adeline Perkins Stone, the daughter of Marshall B.
- Stone, a Minnesota senator.
- Fowke operated a general store and sold grain and coal.
- He served as mayor of Oshawa from 1898 to 1907; his term was briefly interrupted by Robert McLaughlin who served during the year 1899.
- Fowke served as MP for Ontario South from 1908-1911, however he was defeated when he ran for reelection to the House of Commons in 1911 by William Smith.
- He served as a commissioner in charge of restoration following the Halifax Explosion.
- Fowke was also a member of the Toronto Board of Trade and owned Gladstone Villa in Oshawa. He is buried in Oshawa's Union Cemetery.
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