Born in Brampton in 1861, T.C. Norris entered politics in 1896 as the MPP for the Lansdowne riding of Manitoba. When the Liberal party chose him as leader in 1910, the party began a rise to victory in 1915. The Premier was re-elected in 1920, with Liberals taking twenty seats in the legislature, a minority government. He resigned as Premier, but the Lieutenant Governor encouraged him to stay Premier until an election could be held, in 1922. Norris remained an MPP for many years to come, becoming the Railway Commissioner in 1928. Bramptonian William Davis once served as Ontario premier.
Note that there was another Manitoba premier from Brampton, Howard Pawley. I didn't know about him due to the fact I used really old books for research. I'll be writing about him later.
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