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Camille Mather

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Camille Mather
MLA for Delta
In office
1960–1963
Personal details
Born
Camille Mildred Swanson

(1912-03-16)March 16, 1912
Victoria, British Columbia
DiedSeptember 30, 2008(2008-09-30) (aged 96)
Surrey, British Columbia
Political partyBritish Columbia New Democratic Party

Camille Mildred Mather (March 16, 1912 – September 30, 2008) was a nurse and political figure. She represented Delta in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1960 to 1963 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member.

Born Camille Mildred Swanson in Victoria,[1] she studied nursing at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster and took additional training in psychiatry. She married Barry Mather. Mather served as a municipal councillor for Burnaby City Council during the 1950s; she also was a director for Burnaby General Hospital and a member of the Metropolitan Health Board. She was defeated when she ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1963. Mather was active in the campaign against nuclear testing.[2] She died in Surrey, British Columbia in 2008.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Latham, B.; Pazdro, R.J. (1984). Not Just Pin Money: Selected Essays on the History of Women's Work in British Columbia. Camosun College. ISBN 9780969184409. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  2. ^ Webster, Daisy (1970). Growth of the N.D.P. in B.C., 1900-1970: 81 political biographies.
  3. ^ "RootsWeb: CAN-BC-OBITS-L [CAN-BC-OBITS] Vancouver Sun and/or The Province; October 03, 2008". archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2015-05-15.