Elmer Forbes

Elmer Forbes
Elmer Forbes
Member of Parliament; for Dauphin
	In office; 31 March 1958 – 24 June 1968
Preceded by	Fred Zaplitny
Succeeded by	Gordon Ritchie
Personal details
Born	Richard Elmer Forbes; 5 December 1894; Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
Died	9 December 1978 (aged 84); Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Profession	Farmer, Registered Seed Grower;

Richard Elmer Forbes (5 December 1894 – 9 December 1978) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Bruce County, Ontario and became a farmer and registered seed grower by career.^[1]

He was first elected at the Dauphin riding in the 1958 general election after an initial unsuccessful attempt to win the seat in 1953. He was re-elected in 1962, 1963 and 1965.

After completing his term in the 27th Canadian Parliament in 1968, Forbes left federal politics and did not seek another term in Parliament.

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