Agar Rodney Adamson Politician

Agar Rodney Adamson (November 8, 1901 – April 8, 1954) was a Canadian mining engineer and a politician. Agar Rodney Adamson was born in Toronto, Ontario, on 8 November 1901.Agar Rodney Adamson was the son of Agar Adamson, who commanded Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry from 1916 to 1918 during World War I.His mother was Mabel Cawthra, a wealthy heiress, artist and decorator.Adamson served overseas in 1918, the last year of World War I, with the Royal Air Force as a Pilot Officer.Adamson became a Mining engineer.He was elected as a Conservative to represent York West, Ontario on 26 March 1940 in the House of Commons of Canada.During World War II (1939-45) he was a pilot with the Lorne Scots.He was reelected for York West as a Progressive Conservative in successive elections on 11 June 1945, 27 June 1949 and 10 August 1953. He died on 8 April 1954, aged 52.