Frank Rickard

Wilbert Franklin Rickard (7 January 1884 – 19 January 1975) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Clarke Township, Ontario and became a farmer by career.

Frank Rickard
Rickard, c. 1940
Member of Parliament for Durham
In office October 1935 – June 1945
Preceded by	Fred Wellington Bowen
Succeeded by	Charles Elwood Stephenson
Personal details
Born	Wilbert Franklin Rickard (1884-01-07)7 January 1884 Clarke Township, Ontario, Canada
Died	19 January 1975(1975-01-19) (aged 91)
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Staples m. 13 September 1911 Clara E. Moffat m. 9 September 1936[1]
Profession	Farmer

Rickard attended public and secondary schools at Newcastle. He served as a regional reeve for Clarke Township, Ontario and in 1933 was warden for Northumberland and Dufferin.^[1]

He was first elected to Parliament at the Durham riding in the 1935 general election and re-elected there in 1940. Rickard was defeated by Charles Elwood Stephenson of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1945 election.

Electoral record

v t e 1945 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%}
	Progressive Conservative	Charles Elwood Stephenson	6,479	48.32	+3.69
	Liberal	W. Frank Rickard	6,003	44.77	-10.60
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Wilfrd George Bowles	926	6.91

v t e 1940 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%}
	Liberal	Wilbert Franklin Rickard	6,743	55.37	+7.37
	National Government	William Ross Strike	5,435	44.63	+0.05

v t e 1935 Canadian federal election: Durham
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%}
	Liberal	Wilbert Frank Rickard	6,649	48.00	+4.66
	Conservative	Fred Wellington Bowen	6,176	44.58	-12.08
	Reconstruction	R. Rufus Choate Macknight	531	3.83
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Ralph Sharpe Staples	497	3.59