Tolmie, Simon Fraser

TOLMIE, Simon Fraser, farmer, politician, premier 21 Aug 1928–15 Nov 1933 (b 25 Jan 1867, Saanich; d 13 Oct 1936, Victoria). His father was William Fraser TOLMIE, a prominent FUR TRADER and politician on VANCOUVER ISLAND, and his grandfather was John WORK, another prominent fur trader. After training as a veterinary surgeon in Ontario, Tolmie managed his father's farm near VICTORIA and was a government cattle inspector. He entered politics in 1917 as a federal candidate for Prime Minister...

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