Robert Edwin Clapp

Robert Edwin Clapp
Ontario MPP
In office
1905–1908
Preceded byReuben Eldridge Truax
Succeeded byReuben Eldridge Truax
ConstituencyBruce South
Personal details
Born(1855-02-12)February 12, 1855
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Zillah Davis
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(m. 1886)​
OccupationPhysician

Robert Edwin Clapp (February 12, 1855 – 1944)[1] was an Ontario physician and political figure. He represented Bruce South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1905 to 1908 as a Conservative member.[2]

The son of Philip Clapp and Nancy Kelly,[3] he was born in Milford and was educated in Milford, Seaforth and Harriston.[2] Clapp went on to study medicine in Toronto and continued his studies in Vienna, Berlin and Leipzig. He set up practice in Mildmay in Bruce County.[3] Clapp served as reeve for Carrick Township in 1898 and 1899.[4] He married Zillah Davis[3] in 1886.[2]

Clapp ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1902, losing to Reuben Truax, before being elected in 1905.[2]

  1. ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209965641/robert-e-clapp
  2. ^ a b c d Chambers, E J (1908). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide and Work of General Reference for the Dominion of Canada.
  3. ^ a b c Pioneer life on the Bay of Quinte, including genealogies. 1900. pp. 194, 196.
  4. ^ Robertson, N (1960). The history of the County of Bruce and of the minor municipalities therein, Province of Ontario, Canada. p. 338.