Darius Crouter was a minister, farmer and political figure in Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada. He represented Northumberland East

Northumberland East

Northumberland East was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1917. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867....

 in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 from 1881 to 1882 as an Independent Liberal member.

He was born in Haldimand Township, Upper Canada

Upper Canada

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. Crouter was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church

Methodist Episcopal Church

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, who retired to farming later in life. He was elected to the House of Commons in an 1881 by-election held following the death of Joseph Keeler

Joseph Keeler

Joseph Keeler was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Northumberland East in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal-Conservative member from 1867 to 1874 and from 1879 to 1881....

. Crouter was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1882. He lived near Brighton

Brighton, Ontario

Brighton is a town in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada, approximately east of Toronto and west of Kingston. It is intersected by both Highway 401 and the former Highway 2. It is on the West end of the Bay of Quinte on the entrance of the Murray Canal....

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