Bert Soper Explained

Bert Soper
Birthname:Bert H. Soper
Birth Date:1884 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Frankville, Ontario, Canada
Spouse:Florence McLennan
m. 23 June 1909[1]
Riding:Lanark
Term Start:March 1940
Term End:June 1945
Profession:merchant
Party:Liberal

Bert H. Soper (15 March 1884  - 2 July 1968) was a Canadian businessman and politician. Soper served as a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Frankville, Ontario and became a merchant by career.

Soper became director of Allan Soper and Company, a coal sales company. He was also involved with Smiths Falls Malleable Castings Ltd.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Lanark riding in the 1940 general election after unsuccessful campaigns there in 1930 and 1935. Soper was defeated in the 1945 election by William Gourlay Blair of the Progressive Conservative party.

References

  1. Book: Normandin, A. L. . The Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1941 .