Robert Edwy Ryerson Explained

Robert Edwy Ryerson
Birthname:Robert Edwy Ryerson
Birth Date:1865 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Brant County, Canada West
Spouse:Elizabeth E. Dowling
m. 21 August 1896[1]
Riding:Brantford City
Predecessor:riding created
Successor:William Ross Macdonald
Term Start:October 1925
Term End:October 1935
Profession:Grocer, merchant
Party:Conservative

Robert Edwy Ryerson (12 August 1865  - 12 October 1958) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Brant County, Canada West and became a grocer and merchant.

Ryerson attended public school at Brantford. He became an associate manager of grocery firm Ryerson Brothers and served three terms as a Brantford alderman.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Brantford City riding in the 1925 general election and re-elected there in 1926 and 1930. Ryerson was defeated in the 1935 federal election by William Ross Macdonald of the Liberal party.

References

  1. Book: Normandin, A.L. . Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1932 .