Raymond Clare Edwards

Raymond Clare Edwards
Ontario MPP
In office
1959–1963
Preceded by Arthur John Child
Succeeded by Donald Ewen
Constituency Wentworth
Personal details
Born (1920-08-02) August 2, 1920
Meyronne, Saskatchewan
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Rita Miles (m. 1941)
Children 4
Residence Hamilton, Ontario
Occupation Realtor, insurance agent

Raymond Clare Edwards (born August 2, 1920) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1959 to 1963 representing the Hamilton area riding of Wentworth.

Background

Edwards was born in Meyronne, Saskatchewan, a rural party of the southern province. His parents were Charles Raymond Edwards and Caroline Matilda Stribbell. He was a realtor and insurance agent. In 1941, he married Rita Miles and together they raised four children.[1]

Politics

In the 1959 provincial election, Edwards ran as the Liberal candidate in the Hamilton area riding of Wentworth. He defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent Art Child by 944 votes.[2] He served as a supporter of opposition party leader John Wintermeyer for the next four years. In the 1963 election, he was defeated by PC candidate Donald Ewen by 833 votes.[3]

References

  1. Pierre G. Normandin; A. Léopold Normandin (1965). "Canadian Parliamentary Guide". p. 644. Retrieved 2016-09-10 via Books.google.ca.
  2. Canadian Press (June 12, 1959). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 26.
  3. Canadian Press (September 26, 1963). "78 in Tory Blue Wave -- 23 Is All Grits Saved". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 25.


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