Burt Wendell Fansher Explained

Burt Wendell Fansher
Birthname:Burt Wendell Fansher
Birth Date:1880 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Florence, Ontario
Spouse:Meda Walker
m. 1 July 1922[1]
Riding:Lambton East
Predecessor:Joseph Emmanuel Armstrong
Successor:Joseph Emmanuel Armstrong
Term Start:December 1921
Term End:October 1925
Predecessor2:Joseph Emmanuel Armstrong
Successor2:John Thomas Sproule
Term Start2:September 1926
Term End2:July 1930
Profession:farmer
Party:Progressive

Burt Wendell Fansher (6 May 1880  - 1 April 1941) was a Progressive party member of the House of Commons of Canada who, in the 1935 federal election, ran as a Reconstruction Party candidate. He was born in Florence, Ontario and became a farmer.

Fansher attended Ontario Agricultural College.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Lambton East riding in the 1921 general election when he defeated Conservative incumbent Joseph Emmanuel Armstrong. After serving one term at Lambton East, Armstrong defeated Fansher in the 1925 election. In the 1926 election, Fansher won back the riding from Armstrong. After another term, Fansher was defeated by John Thomas Sproule of the Conservatives in the 1930 federal election.

After riding boundary changes, Fansher made one more attempt to return to the House of Commons at the newly configured Lambton—Kent riding in the 1935 federal election. On this occasion, Fansher ran as a Reconstruction Party candidate but both he and Sproule lost to Hugh MacKenzie of the Liberals.

References

  1. Book: Normandin, A.L. . Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1929 . Mortimer Company . Ottawa .