Leslie Warner Oke
Leslie Oke | |
|---|---|
Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1919–1929 | |
| Preceded by | John Burton Martyn |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Howard Fraleigh |
| Constituency | Lambton East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 18, 1877 Alvinston, Ontario |
| Died | 1955 (aged 77–78) |
| Political party | United Farmers of Ontario |
| Spouse |
Mary McPhedrain (m. 1911) |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Leslie Warner Oke (June 18, 1877 – 1955)[1] was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Lambton East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1919 to 1929 as a United Farmers member.
Oke defeated
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (Ontario)[2] in the 1934 provincial election but was defeated by Milton Duncan McVicar who was nominated at a joint Liberal and Progressive nominating meeting[3]
but sat as a Liberal MPP upon his election.
Oke was born in
Alvinston, Ontario, the son of James Oke, and educated there. In 1911, he married Mary McPhedrain. He served as a member of the municipal council for Brooke Township
before entering provincial politics.
References
- ^ "Results for Leslie Oke". SearchAncestry.ca.
- ^ "UNITED FARMERS TO RUN CANDIDATE IN LAMBTON VOTE: Prepare Statement Criticizing Liberal-Progressive Plans MEDD ISSUES WARNING". The Globe. 26 June 1933.
- ^ "Hepburn Promises to Eliminate Examination Tax: High Fee Viewed By Liberal Chief As Revenue-Grab Leader Sees No Room for Farmers' Party in Ontario SPLIT IN OPPOSITION Petrolia Convention Nominates McVicar as Joint Candidate". The Globe. 28 June 1933.
- Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1928, AL Normandin
External links
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- Lambton County's Hundred Years, 1849 - 1949, V Lauriston (1949)
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