Arthur Frederick Rykert was a physician and political figure in Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

. He represented Wentworth North

Wentworth North (provincial electoral district)

Wentworth North was a provincial electoral district that was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1934 and from 1967 to 1999...

 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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 from 1914 to 1919 as a Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

The Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. The party was known for many years as "Ontario's natural governing party." It has ruled the province for 80 of the years since Confederation, including an uninterrupted run from 1943 to 1985...

 member.

He was born in St. Catharines

St. Catharines, Ontario

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, the son of J.C. Rykert

John Charles Rykert

John Charles Rykert was a lawyer and Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. He represented Lincoln from 1878 to 1882 and Lincoln and Niagara from 1882 to 1891. He represented Lincoln in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1878.He was born in St...

 and and N.M. Hawley and the grandson of George Rykert

George Rykert

George Rykert was a businessman, surveyor and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Rhinebeck, New York in 1797 and came to the Niagara District with his family around 1810. He served with the local militia during the War of 1812. After the war, he settled at St. Catharines and taught...

, and was educated in St. Catharines, at Upper Canada College

Upper Canada College

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 and at Toronto University. In 1808, Rykert married Nellie Shaw. He served as coroner for Wentworth County

Wentworth County, Ontario

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. Rykert died in Toronto

Toronto

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of heart disease at the age of 63.