This Day in History: Nov. 10, 1917, Senator Sproule dies
Markdale's T. S. Sproule, MP from 1878 and former Speaker of the Commons, dies at 74.
By David Ellis · Published · 1 min read
Nov. 10, 1917: Markdale loses Dr. Sproule. Senator Thomas Simpson Sproule, Markdale's doctor and longtime MP, died at his Markdale home on Saturday, Nov. 10, 1917, aged 74, the Flesherton Advance reported. First elected for East Grey in 1878, he won every election after that. He became Speaker of the House of Commons on Nov. 15, 1911, and was named to the Senate in December 1915. He had also succeeded N. Clarke Wallace as grand master of the Orange Association of British America.
Source: Grey Highlands Public Library, Flesherton Advance scans on Our Ontario; Library of Parliament (ParlInfo)
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