Agar Rodney Adamson
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| Member of Parliament for York West |
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| In office 1940–1954 |
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| Preceded by | John Streight |
| Succeeded by | John Hamilton |
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| Born | November 8, 1901 Toronto, Ontario |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
| Political party | Conservative Progressive Conservative |
| Profession | mining engineer |
Agar Rodney Adamson (November 8, 1901 – April 8, 1954) was a Canadian mining engineer and a politician.
Agar Rodney Adamson was born in Toronto, Ontario, on 8 November 1901.[1] Agar Rodney Adamson was the son of Agar Adamson, who commanded Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry from 1916 to 1918 during World War I. His mother was Mabel Cawthra, a wealthy heiress, artist and decorator.[2] Adamson served overseas in 1918, the last year of World War I, with the Royal Air Force as a Pilot Officer.[1]
Adamson became a Mining engineer. He was elected as a Conservative to represent York West, Ontario on 26 March 1940 in the House of Commons of Canada. During World War II (1939–45) he was a pilot with the Lorne Scots. He was reelected for York West as a Progressive Conservative in successive elections on 11 June 1945, 27 June 1949 and 10 August 1953. He died on 8 April 1954, aged 52.[1]
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