Thomas Herbert Lennox, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Innisfil, Ontario, Canada
About Thomas Herbert Lennox
- Thomas Herbert Lennox (August 7, 1869 – May 3, 1934) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure.
- He represented York North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1905 to 1923 and in the House of Commons of Canada from 1926 to 1934 as a Conservative member. He was born in Innisfil Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, the son of Thomas Lennox, an Irish immigrant, and was educated in Barrie and at Osgoode Hall.
- In 1894, he married Louise Meeking.
- He served three years on the town council and six years on the school board for Aurora.
- Lennox was also president of the Canadian Lacrosse Association.
- He was appointed a Patron of the Canadian Soccer Association|, then known as the Dominion of Canada Football Association.
- He served as a lieutenant-colonel with the 208th Battalion, an Irish Canadian unit that he helped organize, during World War I.
- Lennox died in office in 1934. In the 1925 federal election in York North, Lennox defeated Liberal Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.
- King was later elected in a by-election held in the Prince Albert riding in Saskatchewan.
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