Erskine Henry Bronson

Erskine Henry Bronson (September 12, 1844 – October 19, 1920) was an American-born Canadian businessman and political figure.

He was born in Bolton, New York in 1844, the son of Henry Franklin Bronson, and came to Bytown with his family in 1853.

Bronson was educated in Ottawa at the District Grammar School and New York City.

Bronson served on Ottawa City Council from 1872 to 1877[2] and was a provincial minister in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1886 to 1898.

[5] He, with Gordon B. Pattee (a lumber baron), formed Standard Electric Light Company.