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Benjamin Allmark
File:BenjaminGraydonAllmark.jpg
Member of Parliament
for Kingston
In office
1958–1962
Preceded byWilliam James Henderson
Succeeded byEdgar John Benson
Personal details
Born
Benjamin Graydon Allmark

June 1, 1911
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
DiedJanuary 4, 2004(2004-01-04) (aged 92)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Professionplanning supervisor, superintendent

Benjamin Graydon Allmark (June 1, 1911 – January 4, 2004) was a Canadian politician, planning supervisor and superintendent. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Progressive Conservatives for the riding of Kingston in the 1958 election and defeated in the 1962 election. He had a seat in the house of commons for the 24th Canadian Parliament, when John George Diefenbaker was prime minister.

He worked as a sailor for Canada Steamship Lines for 11 years, rising to first mate. He was an alderman for Kingston City Council before that.[1] Then at the Kingston operations of Alcan becoming a manager.[2] He married Shirley Isobel Dick (1918-2008) in 1942 and had two children, Diane (1945-), and Gordon Allmark (1949-).

Allmark moved to Victoria in 1976 in search of a warmer climate. He died there in 2004, aged 92.[2]

References

  1. ^ Graydon Snell - Stories from my Grandparents
  2. ^ a b Chiang, Jack (2004-01-09). "Allmark served as alderman, MP". Kingston Whig-Standard. p. 2. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)