Earle Drope

{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Earle Drope | birth_name = Robert Earle Drope | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1898|10|14}} | birth_place = [[Harwood, Ontario]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1969|10|7|1898|10|14|df=yes}} | death_place = | spouse = Clara Phylis Sandercock<br />m. 3 January 1923<ref name=CPG>{{cite book | title=Canadian Parliamentary Guide | year=1947 | last=Normandin | first=G. Pierre }}</ref> | riding = [[Northumberland (Ontario electoral district)|Northumberland]] | predecessor = [[William Alexander Fraser (politician)|William Alexander Fraser]] | successor = [[Frederick Robertson (politician)|Frederick Robertson]] | term_start = June 1945 | term_end = June 1949 | profession = farmer, manager | party = [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]] | footnotes = | website = }}

'''Robert Earle Drope''' (14 October 1898 – 7 October 1969) was a [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative party]] member of the [[House of Commons of Canada]]. He was born in [[Harwood, Ontario]] and became a farmer and manager by career.

Drope served in the military during [[World War I]], attaining the rank of major. Later, he was a municipal councillor for [[Hamilton, Ontario (township)|Hamilton Township]] for five years. He also managed the Harwood Cooperative Creamery.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.northumberlandtoday.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1646205 | title= Harwood museum celebrates 10 years | first=Cecilia | last=Nasmith | accessdate=2009-08-04 | date=8 July 2009 | publisher=Northumberland Today | quote=...Major R. Earle Drope was elected Northumberland MP in 1945, a Conservative under Liberal McKenzie King.}}</ref>

He was first elected to Parliament at the [[Northumberland (Ontario electoral district)|Northumberland]] riding in the [[1945 Canadian federal election|1945 general election]], serving one term in office until his defeat in [[1949 Canadian federal election|1949]] by [[Frederick Robertson (politician)|Frederick Robertson]] of the [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal party]].

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