Frank Fraser Tims (February 8, 1856 – 1949) was a Canadian politician. He served on the North-West Legislative Assembly for Victoria from 1894 to 1898.

Frank Fraser Tims
Member of the North-West Legislative Assembly for Victoria
In office
1894–1898
Preceded byNew District
Succeeded byJack Shera
Personal details
Born(1856-02-08)February 8, 1856
Berlin, Canada West
Died1949 (aged 92–93)
ResidenceFort Saskatchewan

Early life

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Frank Fraser Tims was born on February 8, 1856, in Berlin, Ontario to Frank D. Tims, the Deputy Provincial Auditor for the Province of Quebec and Caroline Dudley Fraser, one of 13 children.[1] Tims moved to Manitoba in 1882, and Alberta in 1887.[2] Tims was the first person to erect a building in Regina,[3] a frame store, which he expanded to swift current.[4]

Political life

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Tims contested the 1894 North-West Territories general election in the Victoria electoral district, winning the seat by acclamation. Tims was defeated in the following 1898 North-West Territories general election by Jack Shera, collecting 221 votes to Shera's 242.[5]

Tims also served on the Fort Saskatchewan School Board.[1]

Later life

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Tims moved from Fort Saskatchewan to Edmonton and began working in real estate and insurance.[4]

Election results

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1894 North-West Territories general election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes
Independent Frank Fraser Tims Acclaimed
Total valid votes 0
Source(s)
"North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
1898 North-West Territories general election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent John William Shera 242 52.27
Independent Frank Fraser Tims 221 47.73
Total valid votes 463 100.00
Source(s)
"North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905" (PDF). Saskatchewan Archives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-30.

References

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  1. ^ a b Gemmill, J.A., ed. (1897). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion. Ottawa: J. Durie & Son. p. 407.
  2. ^ Parker, C.W., ed. (1913). Who's who and why. Vancouver: International Press. Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
  3. ^ Rose, George Maclean (1888). A cyclopaedia of Canadian biography : being chiefly men of the time. A collection of persons distinguished in professional and political life ; leaders in the commerce and industry of Canada, and successful pioneers. Toronto: Rose Publishing Co. p. 545.
  4. ^ a b "Adventure Led Pioneer to Career in West". Edmonton Journal. August 13, 1955. p. 15. ProQuest 2397074837.
  5. ^ Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan (2009). "North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876–1905" (PDF). Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2022-06-29.