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Thomas Percival Lancaster

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Thomas Percival Lancaster
Ontario MPP
In office
1929–1934
Preceded byNew riding
Succeeded byAlexander Leslie Elliott
ConstituencyPeterborough
In office
1929–1934
Preceded byWilliam Alfred Anderson
Succeeded byRiding abolished
ConstituencyPeterborough County
Personal details
Born(1877-07-18)July 18, 1877
DiedOctober 10, 1968(1968-10-10) (aged 91)
Campbellford, Ontario
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Claire Clara Elizabeth Puffer
(m. 1926)
OccupationNewspaper publisher

Thomas Percival Lancaster (July 18, 1877[1] – October 10, 1968) was a newspaper publisher and political figure in Ontario. He represented the ridings of Peterborough County and Peterborough in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1929 to 1937 as a Conservative member.

Lancaster purchased the Havelock Standard in 1897 and operated it until 1939.[2] He died in Campbellford at the age of 91.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Deaths". Edmonton Journal. October 11, 1968.
  2. ^ "Trent Valley Archives". Retrieved 2011-07-08.
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