Alexander Parent
Alexander Parent | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Essex North | |
| In office June 4, 1945 – April 27, 1948 | |
| Preceded by | Arthur Nelson Alles |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Bennett Ellis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1908 |
| Died | December 25, 1961 (aged 53) Liberal-Labour (1945), (1946-1948)Labour |
Alexander A. Parent was a Canadian politician who was
Liberal-Labour MPP for Essex North from 1945 to 1948.[1]
Parent was president of
Parent was elected, and initially caucused with the Liberal Party but quit the Liberal caucus in January 1946, denouncing the Liberals as "reactionary", in order to sit as a "straight Labor representative", caucusing with Labor-Progressive MPPs
He remained president of Local 195 until March 1946 when he was defeated in his bid for re-election to the union office by Earl Watson by 2,200 votes to 1,600 votes.[8]
Parent did not run in the 1948 Ontario general election, and his riding was re-taken by the CCF.[9][10]
He died on December 25, 1961, at the age of 53.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "Alexander Parent | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. 1945-06-04. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
- ^ Ford Tension Subsides; Local 195 Waits Results Ford, Ken. The Globe and Mail (1936-); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]. 06 May 1944: 3.
- ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20070928145443/http://www.caw.ca/whoweare/ourhistory/cawhistory/ch5/p2c5_5.html
- ^ "Liberals Labor's Best Hope Hepburn Informs Windsor", Toronto Daily Star (1900-1971); Toronto, Ontario [Toronto, Ontario]. 24 Apr 1945: 3.
- ^ Labor in Politics: Both CCL and TLC Organist PAC's to Take Part in Coming Elections LEABY, DILLON O. The Globe and Mail (1936-); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]. 01 May 1945: 5.
- ^ "Parent Quits Liberal Party", Globe and Mail, 14 January 1946: 8
- ^ "Breaks With Liberals", Toronto Daily Star, 2 February 1946: 6
- ^ Auto Workers Elect Hew Slate, The Globe and Mail (1936-); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]. 04 Mar 1946: 13.
- ^ Post Mortem: Public Resentment Against Rising Prices and Housing Shortages Aided CCF Cause, Parry, Ross.The Globe and Mail (1936-); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]. 10 June 1948: 5.
- ^ Canadian Press (June 8, 1948). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 24.
- ^ "Alex A. Parent", The Globe and Mail (1936-); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]. 27 Dec 1961: 4.