Thomas Merritt Cayley Explained

Thomas Merritt Cayley
Birthname:Thomas Merritt Cayley
Birth Date:1878 8, df=yes
Birth Place:East Oxford Township, Ontario, Canada
Spouse:Elinor Carroll
m. 14 June 1904[1]
Riding:Oxford South
Predecessor:Donald Sutherland
Successor:Almon Rennie
Term Start:September 1926
Term End:May 1933
Profession:insurance agent, school principal, teacher
Party:Liberal

Thomas Merritt Cayley (18 August 1878  - 30 May 1933) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in East Oxford Township, Ontario and became an insurance agent, school principal and teacher.

Cayley attended secondary school at Norwich and normal school in London, Ontario. He was a schoolteacher for 18 years, based in Norwich five years into this career. He was principal of Norwich Continuation School for four years. He was also secretary-treasurer for Otter Mutual Insurance and Mutual Fire Underwriters of Ontario.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Oxford South riding in the 1926 general election then re-elected in 1930. Cayley died on 30 May 1933 before completing his term in the 17th Canadian Parliament.

References

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