Casselman, Arza Clair

  • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: See full biography at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arza_Casselman
  • Wiki Biography:
    • Arza Clair Casselman, QC (January 19, 1891 – May 11, 1958) was a Canadian lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Grenville in 1921 and then Grenville—Dundas from 1925 to 1958 in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative and later Progressive Conservative member.
    • Casselman was born January 19, 1891, in Mariatown, Ontario, located in what was then Williamsburg Township (now, the municipality of South Dundas) in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry. Casselman was the son of Michael and Almeda Casselman, who were married in 1872. His mother was born in Williamsburg Township in 1851 and his father was born in Matilda Township in 1848, now also part of South Dundas. His family was likely descended from the first Casselmans to settle in Dundas County, who arrived in Canada around 1784 from the Mohawk Valley, New York, as United Empire Loyalist.
    • In 1924 the federal electoral district of Grenville was abolished when the county’s riding was amalgamated with that of Dundas to become a new district known as Grenville-Dundas. In 1925, a federal election was held to determine who would be the first representative for the new electoral district in the House of Commons. The candidates were A. C. Casselman for the Conservative party and William Garnet Anderson for the Liberal party. Casselman won the election with 8,175 votes to Anderson’s 5,221 votes. This was the start of Casselman’s 33 consecutive years as MP for Grenville-Dundas.
  • Great Grandson to United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=1369
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