Michelangelo Spensieri
Michael Spensieri | |
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Ontario MPP | |
In office 1981–1985 | |
Preceded by | Fred Young |
Succeeded by | Claudio Polsinelli |
Constituency | Yorkview |
Personal details | |
Born | Molise, Italy | January 2, 1949
Died | May 6, 2013 | (aged 64)
Political party | Ontario Liberal Party |
Residence | Toronto |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Michelangelo 'Michael' Spensieri (January 2, 1949 – May 6, 2013) was an Italian-Canadian politician and lawyer in Ontario. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1981 to 1985, as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party.
Background
Spensieri moved to Canada at the age of 13 from the town of Vinchiaturo near Campobasso in the Italian region of Molise. He was educated at the University of Toronto, receiving a Juris Doctor J.D. degree in 1972, and Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, where he was awarded the Master of Laws degree in 1992 specializing in International Business, Trade & Tax Laws. He practiced law in Toronto until October 26, 1989.
Politics
Spensieri ran for the Ontario legislature in the
Spensieri supported David Peterson for the Liberal Party leadership in 1982. In late 1984, he was forced to issue an apology after sending out a newsletter which portrayed the New Democratic Party as "a group of socialists committed to the destruction of the separate school system and the murder of unborn children".[1] He served one term in the legislature, and was not a candidate for re-election in 1985. He sought the Liberal nomination in Downsview for the 1987 election, but lost to Laureano Leone.[2]
After politics
Spensieri returned to his law practice after leaving the legislature but sought permission to resign from the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1989, after losing count of two million dollars' worth of unclaimed moneys. Spensieri cited a
In 1999, the
Spensieri died on May 6, 2013. He was 64.[7]
References
- ^ Robert Stephens, "MPP Spensieri offers apology for newsletter", The Globe and Mail, 12 October 1984.
- ^ Sterling Taylor, "2,000 Downsview Liberals pick candidate", Toronto Star, 8 June 1987.
- ^ Rick Haliechuk, "Lawyer can resign from bar in mishandling of $2 million", Toronto Star, 27 October 1989.
- ^ Michael Spensieri, "Cultural Misfits", The Globe and Mail, 11 May 1998.
- ^ Fr. Alphonse de Valk (May 1999). "FCP: The only real pro-life option". The Interim. Archived from the original on 2005-11-09.
- ^ Tony Gosgnach (May 2000). "Ontario FCP meets to chart new course". The Interim. Archived from the original on 2005-11-09.
- ^ "In Memory of Michaelangelo Spensieri 1949-2013". Colaricci Daudlin Tauro Funeral Homes Ltd. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17.