Edwin Clarendon Carpenter Explained

Edwin Clarendon Carpenter
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1890
Term End1:1902
Predecessor1:John Bailey Freeman
Successor1:Frederick S. Snider
Constituency1:Norfolk North
Party:Liberal
Birth Date:15 December 1845
Birth Place:Townsend Township, Norfolk County, Canada West
Death Place:Rochester Township, Ontario
Occupation:Farmer

Edwin Clarendon Carpenter (December 15, 1845 – March 2, 1920) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Norfolk North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1891 to 1902.

He was born in Townsend Township, Norfolk County, Canada West in 1845, the son of John B. Carpenter who had come to Upper Canada from New Jersey. Carpenter attended Victoria University in Cobourg. He served several years as deputy reeve for Townsend. He was elected to the provincial assembly in an 1891 by-election held after the death of John Bailey Freeman. He died March 2, 1920.[1]

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  1. News: Death of E.C. Carpenter . The Globe . March 5, 1920 . 3.