Albert Dyment Explained

Albert Edward Dyment
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Constituency Mp:Algoma
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:George Hugh Macdonell
Successor:District was abolished in 1903
Term Start:1896
Term End:1904
Constituency Mp2:Algoma East
Parliament2:Canadian
Successor2:William Ross Smyth
Term Start2:1904
Term End2:1908
Birth Date:23 February 1869
Birth Place:Lynden, Ontario
Death Place:Toronto, Ontario
Occupation:stockbroker

Albert Edward Dyment (February 23, 1869  - May 12, 1944) was a Canadian politician and businessman.

Born at Lynden, County of Wentworth, Ontario, the son of Nathaniel Dyment,[1] of English descent, and Annie McRae,[1] of Scottish origin, he was educated at Barrie Collegiate Institute and at Upper Canada College. Dyment was a prosperous manufacturer and dealer in lumber, based in Thessalon, Ontario.[1] He was elected for Algoma to the House of Commons in 1896 and in 1900 and for Algoma East in 1904 as a Liberal. He was Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel of the 97th Regiment in 1907.

In 1892, he married Edith Francis Chapman. He served on the town council for Barrie in 1892. In 1906, he sold his business and became a stockbroker in Toronto. Dyment was president of Sovereign Life Assurance Company and chairman of Canadian General Electric. He died in Toronto at the age of 75.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Johnson, J.K. . The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 . 1968 . Public Archives of Canada.