Gilbert Layton
Gilbert Layton | |
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Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Montréal–Saint-Georges | |
| In office August 17, 1936 – October 25, 1939 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Ernest Gault |
| Succeeded by | George Gordon Hyde (Westmount–Saint-Georges) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 5, 1899 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | May 29, 1961 (aged 61) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Resting place | Mount Royal Cemetery |
| Political party | Union Nationale |
| Spouse | Norah Lestelle England |
| Children | Robert Layton |
| Residence(s) | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | Politician |
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Gilbert Layton (November 5, 1899 – May 29, 1961) was a Canadian politician and businessman in Quebec, Canada.
Background
Born in
blind activist who led a campaign for disability pensions
in the 1930s. Gilbert married Norah Lestelle England (daughter of Arthur John England and Florence Louise Grimmett) on February 18, 1921.
Member of the legislature
Gilbert Layton was elected to
Quebec's legislative assembly in the riding of Montréal–Saint-Georges in 1936 as a member of the Union Nationale, a conservative party. He served as minister without portfolio in the government of Maurice Duplessis until resigning in 1939 to protest the Quebec government's opposition to conscription in World War II
. He ran for re-election to the legislature as an independent candidate that year and was defeated.
Federal politics
In the 1945 federal election, he ran as an Independent Progressive Conservative for the Mount Royal seat in the House of Commons of Canada, but was defeated. He placed fourth behind the Liberal victor, the official Progressive Conservative Party of Canada candidate and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) candidate.
Death
Layton died in Montreal and is buried at Mount Royal Cemetery.
Descendants
Gilbert Layton's son,
Leader of the Official Opposition for a short time in 2011 until he died in office. His great-grandson is Toronto City Councillor Mike Layton
.
References
- "Biography". Dictionnaire des parlementaires du Québec de 1792 à nos jours (in French). National Assembly of Quebec.