Thomas Herbert Lennox

Thomas Herbert Lennox
Thomas Herbert Lennox
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for York North
	In office; 1926–1934
Preceded by	William Lyon Mackenzie King
Succeeded by	William Pate Mulock
Ontario MPP
	In office; 1905–1923
Preceded by	Elihu Davis
Succeeded by	William Keith
Constituency	York North
Personal details
Born	August 7, 1869; Innisfil Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
Died	May 3, 1934 (aged 64); Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Louise Meeking (m. 1894)
Occupation	Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance	Canadian
Branch/service	Army
Years of service	1914-1919
Rank	Lieutenant-Colonel
Commands	208th Battalion

Thomas Herbert Lennox (August 7, 1869 – May 3, 1934) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented York North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1905 to 1923 and in the House of Commons of Canada from 1926 to 1934 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Innisfil Township, Simcoe County, Ontario, the son of Thomas Lennox, an Irish immigrant, and was educated in Barrie and at Osgoode Hall. In 1894, he married Louise Meeking. He served three years on the town council and six years on the school board for Aurora. Lennox was also president of the Canadian Lacrosse Association. He was appointed a Patron of the Canadian Soccer Association, then known as the Dominion of Canada Football Association. He served as a lieutenant-colonel with the 208th Battalion, an Irish Canadian unit that he helped organize, during World War I. Lennox died in office in 1934.

In the 1925 federal election in York North, Lennox defeated Liberal Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. King was later elected in a by-election held in the Prince Albert riding in Saskatchewan.

References

Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1915, EJ Chambers

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