He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada from the riding of Northumberland , New Brunswick as a Liberal in a by - election on October 1 , 1924 .
He was served for less than a year before dying suddenly on September 27 , 1925 .
He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada from the riding of Northumberland , New Brunswick as a Liberal in a by - election on October 1 , 1924 , but served for less than a year before dying suddenly on September 27 , 1925 .