D'Arcy Plunkett

D'Arcy Plunkett
Member of Parliament
for Victoria
In office
6 December 1928 – 3 May 1936
Preceded bySimon Fraser Tolmie
Succeeded bySimon Fraser Tolmie
Personal details
Born
D'Arcy Britton Plunkett

1872
Orillia, Ontario, Canada
Died(1936-05-03)3 May 1936 (age 64)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyConservative
Professionironworker

D'Arcy Britton Plunkett (1872 – 3 May 1936) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Orillia, Ontario and became an ironworker.

Plunkett served in the military as an air mechanic for the Royal Flying Corps.[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Victoria, British Columbia riding in a by-election on 6 December 1928 then re-elected in 1930 and 1935. Plunkett died on 3 May 1936 from pneumonia before completing his term in the 18th Canadian Parliament. He remained single until death, leaving three brothers and three nephews. Plunkett was buried in Orillia.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Normandin, A.L. (1936). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. ^ The Canadian Press (4 May 1936). "D.B. Plunkett Dies in Ottawa". The Globe and Mail. p. 1.
  3. ^ "D'Arcy Plunkett, M.P. / Dies of Pneumonia". Toronto Star. 4 May 1936. p. 24.


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