Researching Frederick Tweedie
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The name Frederick means "Peace" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Frederick Tweedie on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Frederick Tweedie and the Tweedie Genealogy
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Tweedie Family History Databases
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Frederick Tweedie. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Frederick Tweedie
Frederick Tweedie
Frederick Morrison Tweedie (October 20, 1877 – June 5, 1943) was an industrialist and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Northumberland County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1931 to 1943 as a Liberal member.
He was born in Chatham, New Brunswick, the son of Lemuel John Tweedie and Agnes Loudoun. In 1908, he married Frances Agnes Watt. Tweedie was president and manager of the Miramichi Foundry Machine Works. He served two years as mayor of Chatham.
In 1925, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the New Brunswick general election. That year he was also a candidate in the Northumberland riding in the 1925 federal election, losing to the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada candidate, Charles Elijah Fish.
He died in 1943.
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