Abram William Lauder

Abram William Lauder
Ontario MPP
In office
1875–1884
Preceded by Riding established
Succeeded by Neil McColman
Constituency Grey East
In office
1867–1874
Preceded by Riding established
Succeeded by James Hill Hunter
Constituency Grey South
Personal details
Born (1834-06-06)June 6, 1834
Bewcastle, England
Died February 20, 1884(1884-02-20) (aged 49)
Toronto, Ontario
Political party Conservative
Occupation Lawyer

Abram William Lauder (June 6, 1834 February 20, 1884) was a Canadian lawyer and political figure. He represented Grey South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1874 and Grey East from 1875 to 1884.

He was born at Bewcastle in England in 1834, studied in Scotland and later came to Canada West. He taught school for a while, then moved to Toronto, articled in law and was called to the bar in 1864.

In 1871, it was found that one of Lauder's supporters had used bribery to obtain votes. Lauder himself was not implicated, but was unseated as a result and then was reelected in the by-election that followed. Lauder later proved that a government land valuator, John L. Lewis had influenced voters in Proton by promising benefits from a Liberal government; also implicated were Archibald McKellar, Adam Oliver and James Kirkpatrick Kerr, the law partner of Ontario Premier Edward Blake. In 1872, Lauder defended the strike committee of the Toronto Typographical Union against charges brought forward by the Master Printers' Association; Canadian law at the time was not clear on the status of labour organizations.

He died in Toronto in 1884.

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