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Robert Ellsworth Elliott

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Robert Ellsworth Elliott
Ontario MPP
In office
November 22, 1951 – June 10, 1959
Preceded byJohn Lawrence Dowling
Succeeded byNorman Davison
ConstituencyHamilton East
In office
1945–1948
Preceded byWilliam Herbert Connor
Succeeded byJohn Lawrence Dowling
ConstituencyHamilton East
Personal details
Born(1901-01-19)January 19, 1901
Allenwood, Ontario, Canada
DiedApril 17, 1981(1981-04-17) (aged 80)
Clearwater, Florida, U.S.
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseEdith May Homan
Children2
OccupationGeneral contractor
Military service
AllegianceCanadian
Branch/serviceRoyal Canadian Engineers
Years of service1918-1928

Robert Ellsworth Elliott (January 19, 1901 – April 17, 1981) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1945 to 1948 and from 1951 to 1959. He represented the riding of Hamilton East.

Background

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He was born in Allenwood, Ontario and was a general contractor. He married Edith May Homan in 1926 with whom he had two children.[1] He served with the Royal Canadian Engineers for ten years.[2] Elliott moved to Florida in 1968 and died there on April 17, 1981.[3]

Politics

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From 1934 to 1945 he served as an alderman on the Hamilton, Ontario City Council.[4][5] In the 1945 provincial election, he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Hamilton East. He defeated CCF incumbent Herbert Connor by 2,945 votes.[6]

In the 1948 election he lost to CCF candidate John Dowling but recaptured the riding from Dowling in 1951.[7][8] He lost the riding in 1959 to CCF candidate Norm Davison by 1,072 votes.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Pierre G. Normandin (1965). Canadian Parliamentary Guide. p. 552.
  2. ^ "Orange Biographies".
  3. ^ "Former area MLA dies in Florida". Hamilton Spectator. April 20, 1981. p. 10.
  4. ^ "Many Are Nominated For Municipal Offices Throughout Province". The Globe. November 24, 1934. p. 3.
  5. ^ "Sweep by P.C's Ends C.C.F. Reign In Hamilton". The Globe and Mail. June 5, 1945. p. 5.
  6. ^ Canadian Press (June 5, 1945). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 5.
  7. ^ Canadian Press (June 8, 1948). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 24.
  8. ^ Canadian Press (November 22, 1951). "Complete Ontario Vote". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal. p. 4.
  9. ^ Canadian Press (June 12, 1959). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 26.
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