Thomas Edward Manley Chew

Thomas Edward Manley Chew (August 11, 1874 – December 17, 1928) was a lumber merchant and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Simcoe East in the House of Commons of Canada from 1908 to 1911 and from 1921 to 1925 as a Liberal.[1]

He was born in Rugby, Ontario as the son of George Chew and Sophia Lawrence, and was educated in Midland and Toronto. He lived in Midland. In 1900, he married Effie Mae Ann Williams. Chew was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1911, 1917 and 1925. He died in Preston Springs at the age of 54.[2]

Elections

1908 Canadian federal election: Simcoe East
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Thomas Edward Manley Chew 3,417
  Conservative William Humphrey Bennett 3,153
1911 Canadian federal election: Simcoe East
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative William Humphrey Bennett 3,315
  Liberal Thomas Edward Manley Chew 2,849
1917 Canadian federal election: Simcoe East
Party Candidate Votes
  Government (Unionist) James Brockett Tudhope 6,669
  Opposition (Laurier Liberals) Thomas Edward Manley Chew 3,076
1921 Canadian federal election: Simcoe East
Party Candidate Votes
  Liberal Thomas Edward Manley Chew 7,414
  Conservative Richard Raikes 4,810
Progressive Thomas Foster Swindle 3,414
1925 Canadian federal election: Simcoe East
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Alfred Burke Thompson 7,658
  Liberal Thomas Edward Manley Chew 6,929

References

  1. ^ Thomas Edward Manley Chew – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.


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