predecessor parliament successor birth_place constituency_mp death_date death_place nationality party birth_date term_start image article_title term_end name
james beaty , jr. . canadian edmund boyd osler/edward frederick clarke toronto , canada west west toronto 15 april 1896 toronto , ontario canadian conservative 22 november 1846 april 13 , 1887 frederick charles denison.png frederick charles denison
 april 15 , 1896 frederick charles denison
frederick charles denison

frederick charles denison cmg , mp -lrb- november 22 , 1846 -- april 15 , 1896 -rrb- was a canadian militia officer , lawyer , and politician .
born near toronto , ontario , denison was educated upper canada college , and after completing his literary studies began reading law .
he was called to the ontario bar in 1870 .
his military experience began in 1865 , when he joined the canadian militia .
in 1868 he was made a lieutenant , in 1872 captain ; four years later major ; and in 1884 was promoted to the rank of lieutenant-colonel .
denison saw active service during the fenian raids in 1866 and in the red river expedition of 1870 , as aide-de-camp to lord wolseley .
he was an alderman from st. stephens ward on the toronto city council from 1878 to 1883 .
in 1881 , he was elected chairman of the executive committee .
from 1884 to 1885 , denison went to egypt in command of the canadian voyageurs on the nile employed by the imperial government in the sudan campaign .
he distinguished himself during this war , and was not only given prominent mention in the dispatches but received a medal with two clasps .
in 1885 he was made a companion of the order of st michael and st george .
he won the west toronto conservative nomination for the 1887 federal election over three other candidates , including incumbent parliamentarian james beaty , jr. .
he subsequently won a narrow victory over his liberal opponent in the general election .
he was re-elected in 1891 , and died of stomach cancer while still in office in 1896 .
