Background
Lockhart was born in Dunnville, Ontario and became a merchant by career.
Lockhart was born in Dunnville, Ontario and became a merchant by career.
The son of Norman Macdonald Lockhart and Charlotte Jane Blott, Lockhart attended public and high schools in Dunnville. He was a retailer of fuel and building supplies. He served on the Saint Catharines, Ontario board of education from 1923 to 1934, and became the community"s mayor in 1935.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Lincoln riding in the 1935 general election under the Conservative party banner and re-elected there in 1940 and 1945, during which time his party became known as the Progressive Conservatives.
Lockhart did not stand for another term in office in the 1949 election.
Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.