Thomas P. Hillhouse
Thomas Paterson Hillhouse,
The son of James W. Hillhouse and Mary Brown, Hillhouse came to Winnipeg with his family in 1900 and was educated there, at the
He was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in a
The Liberal-Progressives lost power following the 1958 provincial election, and Hillhouse was returned by a reduced majority in the redistributed riding of Selkirk.[3]
He defeated PC candidate Edward Foster by only 82 votes in the 1959 election, in which the Progressive Conservatives won a majority government. He won by a greater majority in the 1962 election,[3] but defeated PC candidate Sydney Sarbitt by only 40 votes in that of 1966. He retired from the legislature in 1969.[citation needed]
He died in Selkirk at the age of 95.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Thomas Paterson Hillhouse (1896-1991)". Memorable Manitobans. Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
- ^ a b McCrea, Walter Jackson (1925). Pioneers and prominent people in Manitoba. p. 202. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
- ^ a b c d e "MLA Biographies - Deceased". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.