Jake Froese

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Jake Froese
Member of Parliament
In office
1979–1980
Preceded by Roger Carl Young
Succeeded by Al MacBain
Constituency Niagara Falls
Lord Mayor of Niagara-on-the-Lake
In office
1973–1978
Preceded by Fred Goring
Succeeded by Wilbert Dick
Personal details
Born September 21, 1925
Died January 16, 2013 (aged 87)
Nationality Canadian
Political party Progressive Conservative
Children Tom Froese
Residence Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Jake Froese (September 21, 1925 - January 16, 2013) was a Canadian politician, who served as a Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons in the 31st Canadian Parliament.[1] He represented the Niagara Falls electoral district after winning the seat in the 1979 federal election, but was defeated in the 1980 election by Al MacBain of the Liberal party.

Prior to his election to Parliament, Froese was a longtime municipal politician in Niagara-on-the-Lake, who was first elected to the municipal council in 1968 and later served as the town's Lord Mayor from 1973 to 1978.

His son Tom Froese later served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Family patriarch, respected politician dead at 87". Niagara Advance, January 21, 2013.

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