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(Redirected from Arthur Graeme Slaght) Canadian politician

Arthur Slaght
Member of Parliament
for Parry Sound
In office
October 1935 – April 1945
Preceded byJames Arthurs
Succeeded byWilfred McDonald
Personal details
BornArthur Graeme Slaght
(1877-05-03)3 May 1877
Simcoe, Ontario
Died21 January 1964(1964-01-21) (aged 86)
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Evelyn Lukes
m. 17 September 1903
Professionbarrister, solicitor

Arthur Graeme Slaght (3 May 1877 – 21 January 1964) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Slaght served as a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Simcoe, Ontario.

Slaght attended secondary school at Simcoe, then studied at Osgoode Hall Law School.

He unsuccessfully attempted to win a seat in the House of Commons at Timiskaming riding in a by-election on 7 April 1920. He won the Parry Sound seat in the 1935 federal election and was re-elected there in 1940. After completing his term in the 19th Canadian Parliament, Slaght did not seek a further term in the 1945 election.

References

  1. ^ Normandin, A. L. (1941). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.

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