William Ernest Tummon
Canadian politician
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| Intro | Canadian politician | |
| Places | Canada | |
| was | Politician Farmer | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 6 February 1879 | |
| Death | 14 December 1960 (aged 81 years) |
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William Ernest Tummon (6 February 1879 – 14 December 1960) was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Huntingdon Township, Ontario in Hastings County and became a contractor and farmer.
Tummon attended public and secondary school in Hastings County. He was a councillor at Huntington Township for 14 years and a reeve there for five years.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Hastings South riding in the 1925 general election then re-elected in 1926 and 1930. Tummon was defeated by John Charles Alexander Cameron of the Liberal party in the 1935 election.