Thomas Kerr Slack Explained

Thomas Kerr Slack
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1926
Term End1:1934
Predecessor1:Charles Robert McKeown
Successor1:Riding abolished
Term Start2:1919
Term End2:1923
Predecessor2:Charles Robert McKeown
Successor2:Charles Robert McKeown
Constituency2:Dufferin
Party:United Farmers, 1919-1923
Progressive, 1926-1934
Birth Date:19 February 1875
Birth Place:Dufferin County, Ontario
Death Place:Shelburne, Ontario
Occupation:Farmer

Thomas Kerr Slack (February 19, 1875 – November 1, 1956) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Dufferin in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1919 to 1923 as a United Farmers member and from 1926 to 1934 as a Progressive member.

He was born in Melancthon Township, Dufferin County, Ontario, the son of Richard Slack, an immigrant from Ireland, and Elizabeth Silk. In 1905, he married Margaret Brown. Slack served as clerk for Melancthon township. He later moved to Orangeville.[1] He died suddenly at the Shelburne District Hospital in 1956 and was buried in Shelburne Cemetery.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1928 . AL Normandin.
  2. Web site: Thomas K Slack 1875 - 1956 BillionGraves Record.
  3. News: Thomas Kerr Slack (obituary) . The Globe and Mail . November 3, 1956 . 36.