Robert Edwin Clapp
Robert Edwin Clapp | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1905–1908 | |
| Preceded by | Reuben Eldridge Truax |
| Succeeded by | Reuben Eldridge Truax |
| Constituency | Bruce South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 12, 1855 |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse |
Zillah Davis (m. 1886) |
| Occupation | Physician |
Robert Edwin Clapp (February 12, 1855 – 1944) was an Ontario physician and political figure. He represented Bruce South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1905 to 1908 as a Conservative member.[1]
The son of Philip Clapp and Nancy Kelly,[2] he was born in Milford and was educated in Milford, Seaforth and Harriston.[1] Clapp went on to study medicine in Toronto and continued his studies in Vienna, Berlin and Leipzig. He set up practice in Mildmay in Bruce County.[2] Clapp served as reeve for Carrick Township in 1898 and 1899.[3] He married Zillah Davis[2] in 1886.[1]
Clapp ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1902, losing to Reuben Truax, before being elected in 1905.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Chambers, E J (1908). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Work of General Reference for the Dominion of Canada.
- 1 2 3 Pioneer life on the Bay of Quinte, including genealogies. 1900. pp. 194, 196.
- ↑ Robertson, N (1960). The history of the County of Bruce and of the minor municipalities therein, Province of Ontario, Canada. p. 338.