Jake Froese

Jake Froese (September 21, 1925 - January 16, 2013) was a Canadian politician, who served as a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada in the 31st Canadian Parliament.^[1] He represented the Niagara Falls electoral district after winning the seat in the 1979 federal election, but was defeated in the 1980 election by Al MacBain of the Liberal party.

Jake Froese
Member of Parliament
In office 1979–1980
Preceded by	Roger Young
Succeeded by	Al MacBain
Constituency	Niagara Falls
Lord Mayor of Niagara-on-the-Lake
In office 1973–1978
Preceded by	Fred Goring
Succeeded by	Wilbert Dick
Personal details
Born	September 21, 1925
Died	January 16, 2013 (aged 87)
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Children	Tom Froese
Residence(s)	Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario

Prior to his election to Parliament, Froese was a longtime municipal politician in Niagara-on-the-Lake, who was first elected to the municipal council in 1968 and later served as the town's Lord Mayor from 1973 to 1978.

His son Tom Froese later served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999.^[1]

Archives

There is a Jake Froese fonds at Library and Archives Canada.^[2] Archival reference number is R5288.