- Harvey Simpson
Harvey Cathcart Simpson (
February 11 ,1862 —?) was a politician inManitoba ,Canada . He served in theLegislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1909 to 1914, as a member of the Conservative Party.Simpson was born in Ashton,
Canada West (nowOntario ), and educated at Ashton and Carleton Place. He later moved toVirden, Manitoba . In religion, Simpson was aMethodist .He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in a
by-election for the Virden constituency, held onJanuary 11 ,1909 . He defeated Liberal candidateRobert Forke by 206 votes, and served in the legislature as a backbench supporter ofRodmond Palen Roblin 's administration. He was re-elected in the 1910 election.Simpson lost to Liberal
George Clingan by 85 votes in the 1914 election.
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