Arnold Webster
Arnold Alexander Webster | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Vancouver Kingsway | |
| In office September 1962 – September 1965 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 March 1899 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Died | 27 July 1979 (aged 80) |
| Political party | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |
Arnold Alexander Webster (9 March 1899 – 27 July 1979) was a Canadian politician and served as
Biography
Webster was born in Vancouver and raised in Agassiz, B.C. After obtaining a Master of Arts from the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Pedagogy at the University of Toronto.[2] He became a teacher and later a principal in Vancouver.[1]
Webster joined the CCF in 1932 and became president of the British Columbia section of the party.
During his term as Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia, Webster urged the adoption of a provincial
In 1955, Webster married Daisy de Jong who went on to serve in the British Columbia assembly from 1972 to 1975.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "Webster, Arnold Alexander". UBC Special Collections. Archived from the original on February 15, 2008. Retrieved January 13, 2008.
- ^ a b Hansard, Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, July 30, 1979 Retrieved January 13, 2008.
- ^ a b Arnold Webster – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ Webster, Daisy. "The challenges of home economics" (PDF). BC Teachers' Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.