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Raymond Clare Edwards (August 2, 1920 – February 6, 2017) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1959 to 1963 representing the Hamilton area riding of Wentworth.

Background

Edwards was born in Meyronne, Saskatchewan, a rural part of the southern province. His parents were Charles Raymond Edwards and Caroline Matilda Stribbell. He was a realtor and insurance agent. In 1941, he married Rita Miles and together they raised five children.

Politics

In the 1959 provincial election, Edwards ran as the Liberal candidate in the Hamilton area riding of Wentworth. He defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent Art Child by 945 votes. He served as a supporter of opposition party leader John Wintermeyer for the next four years. In the 1963 election, he was defeated by PC candidate Donald Ewen by 943 votes.

References

1. "EDWARDS, Raymond Clare Edwards, Obituary". Hamilton Obituaries. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
2. Pierre G. Normandin; A. Léopold Normandin (1965). "Canadian Parliamentary Guide". p. 644. Retrieved 2016-09-10 – via Books.google.ca.
3. Canadian Press (June 12, 1959). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 26.
4. Canadian Press (September 26, 1963). "78 in Tory Blue Wave -- 23 Is All Grits Saved". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 25.

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• Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history

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