Person:Francis Carpenter (6)

Frank Carpenter was active in politics and community affairs. He served as a Councillor for Saltfleet Township from 1872 to 1874, and as Reeve from 1874 to 1883. From 1872 to 1897 he served as a Major^S7 in the 77th Wentworth Battalion, Volunteer Militia. He was defeated as the candidate for South Wentworth, Ontario in the 1878 Federal election. Frank served as a Conservative Member of Parliament as the representative for South Wentworth, Ontario from Feb 22, 1887 to June 23, 1896.

In "civilian life" he was a farmer.

Information from the Parliament of Canada - Senators and Members web site where his picture is available. ^S4

1. ↑ Family History, in Burley, Agnes Grace. Clarke Township, Eastern section: its place, people and events. (Newtonville, Ontario, 1967)
   1967.

   Gairdner, John A.

2. ↑ Marriage Registration, in Ontario, Canada. Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1928. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Archives of Ontario)
   1880.

   Francis Metcalf Carpenter & Catherine Hutchinson Gairdner

   Name: Catherine Hutchinson Gairdner
   Birth Place: Clarke
   Age: 31
   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849
   Father Name: John A Gairdner
   Mother Name: Janet Gairdner
   Spouse Name: Francis Eptealf Carpenter [I read his middle name as Metcalf]
   Spouse's Age: 37
   Spouse Birth Place: Saltfleet
   Spouse Father Name: Gersham Carpenter
   Spouse Mother Name: Esther Carpenter
   Marriage Date: 24 Nov 1880
   Marriage County or District: Durham

3. ↑ Birth of daughter, in Ontario, Canada. Ontario Canada Births 1869-ongoing. (Toronto, Ontario: Archives of Ontario)
   1881.

   Name: Janet Renwick Carpenter
   Date of Birth: 13 Oct 1881
   Gender: Female
   Birth County or District: Wentworth
   Father's Name: Franklin M Carpenter
   Mother's Name: Catharine H Gairdner

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} CARPENTER, Franklin Metcalfe , in Parliament of Canada - Senators and Members.

   http://www.parl.gc.ca/ParlInfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=0c141eac-6741-4958-b45b-6edcb8e6d104&Language=E

5. ↑ Birth of daughter, in Ontario, Canada. Ontario Canada Births 1869-ongoing. (Toronto, Ontario: Archives of Ontario)
   1891.

   Name: Agnes Macdonald Carpenter
   Date of Birth: 10 Sep 1891
   Gender: Female
   Birth County or District: Wentworth
   Father's Name: Frank Metcalfe Carpenter
   Mother's Name: Catharine H Gardner

6. ↑ Canada GebWeb Cemetery Project - Fifty Cemetery.

   Fifty Cemetery, Winona, Saltfleet Twp., Wentworth County, City of Hamilton.
   CARPENTER, Franklin Metcalfe 64 1843-1907
   CARPENTER, Catherine H. 84 1848-1932

   Franklin Metcalfe Carpenter
   Born Jan 31th 1843
   Died Sept 25th 1907
   ====
   His Wife
   Catherine H
   Born May 1st 1848
   Died Feb 8th 1932
   CARPENTER

7.   Carpenter, Franklin Metcalfe , in Canada. Military Service: In the House of Commons.

   Carpenter, Franklin Metcalfe

8. ↑ 6613, in Olmsted, Henry King (1824-1896), and George Kemp Ward (1848-1937). Genealogy of the Olmsted Family in America: Embracing the Descendants of James and Richard Olmstead and Covering a Period of Nearly Three Centuries, 1632-1912. (New York: A. T. DeLaMare, 1912)
   287.

   6613, Franklin Metcalf.

9.   77th Wentworth Battalion, Volunteer Militia; Major; 1872 - 1897