▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Belle ville . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Medical ▁Officer ▁of ▁Health ▁for ▁Th ur low ▁Township ▁for ▁ 2 7 ▁years . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁he ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁of ▁Ontario ▁in ▁H ast ings ▁West , ▁a ▁pre domin antly ▁Conserv ative ▁r iding , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Ontario . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Health ▁in ▁Mitchell ▁He p burn ' s ▁government ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁general ▁election , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁be ▁re elect ed . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁Minister , ▁he ▁was ▁noted ▁for ▁being ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁fight ▁against ▁cancer , ▁mental ▁dis abilities ▁and ▁stre pt oc oc cal ▁in fe ctions . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁he ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁controvers y ▁over ▁the ▁Ess iac ▁her bal ▁comp ound , ▁arr anging ▁for ▁Frederick ▁B ant ing ▁to ▁evaluate ▁its ▁claims ▁rel ating ▁to ▁cancer ▁ther apy , ▁but ▁R ene ▁C ais se ▁( E ss iac ' s ▁prom oter ) ▁refused ▁to ▁co oper ate . ▁ ▁Cab inet ▁positions ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁ ▁Fa ulk ner ▁was ▁later ▁appointed ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Age ▁P ension ▁and ▁M oth ers ' ▁Allow ance ▁Board . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁at ▁the ▁Toronto ▁General ▁Hospital ▁following ▁a ▁brief ▁ill ness . ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External