predecessor successor parliament birth_place constituency_mp death_date party office birth_date term_start residence article_title term_end name otherparty
william humphrey bennett andrew miscampbell thomas edward manley chew james irwin hartt canadian oro township , canada west simcoe east 03 february 1936 unionist -lrb- conservative and liberal -rrb- member east of the legislative assembly of ontario for simcoe 21 march 1858 1917 may 29 , 1902 orillia , ontario james brockett tudhope
 1921 november 13 , 1911 james brockett tudhope ontario liberal party
james brockett tudhope

james brockett tudhope -lrb- march 21 , 1858 -- february 3 , 1936 -rrb- was a canadian manufacturer and politician .
tudhope was born in oro township , canada west in 1858 , the son of william tudhope , a carriage manufacturer , and mary reid .
in 1897 , he formed the tudhope carriage company in orillia with his brothers .
in 1902 , with partner harry anderson , tudhope established a company which manufactured agricultural implements .
following a fire at the carriage factory , in 1909 , he formed the tudhope motor company which manufactured automobiles .
production was converted for military use during world war i and vehicle production was not resumed following the war .
in 1928 , a new company was formed that produced specialty metal products , such as electrical appliances .
following his death in 1936 , his son took over the operation of the company .
tudhope was elected to the legislative assembly of ontario in 1902 for the provincial riding of simcoe east .
a liberal , he was re-elected in 1905 and 1908 .
in 1917 , he was elected to the canadian house of commons for the federal riding of simcoe east .
tudhope also served as reeve and mayor for orillia .
in 1966 , he was inducted into the orillia hall of fame .
