Harvey Cathcart Simpson (February 11, 1862—?) was a politician in Manitoba

Manitoba

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, Canada

Canada

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. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post...

 from 1909 to 1914, as a member of the Conservative Party

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

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Simpson was born in Ashton

Ashton, Ontario

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, Canada West (now Ontario

Ontario

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), and educated at Ashton and Carleton Place

Carleton Place, Ontario

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. He later moved to Virden, Manitoba

Virden, Manitoba

Virden, Manitoba is a town in southwestern Manitoba. Oil was first discovered in 1951, and Virden has since come to be known as the "Oil Capital of Manitoba"....

. In religion, Simpson was a Methodist.

He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in a by-election

By-election

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 for the Virden constituency, held on January 11, 1909. He defeated Liberal

Manitoba Liberal Party

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 candidate Robert Forke

Robert Forke

Robert Forke, PC was a Canadian politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Brandon in 1921. In 1922, he replaced Thomas Crerar as leader of the Progressive Party of Canada...

 by 206 votes, and served in the legislature as a backbench supporter of Rodmond Palen Roblin

Rodmond Palen Roblin

Sir Rodmond Palen Roblin, KCMG was a businessman and politician in Manitoba, Canada .Roblin was born in the town of Sophiasburgh, in Prince Edward County, Canada West . The Roblin family were descended from Dutch American Loyalist farmers Philip and Elizabeth Roblin from Smith's Cove in Orange...

's administration. He was re-elected in the 1910 election

Manitoba general election, 1910

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Simpson lost to Liberal George Clingan

George Clingan

Colonel George Clingan was a soldier and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1914 to 1922, as a member of the Liberal Party....

 by 85 votes in the 1914 election

Manitoba general election, 1914

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