Donald Ewen

Don Ewen
Ontario MPP
In office
1971–1975
Preceded by Ray Connell
Succeeded by Eric Cunningham
Constituency Wentworth North
In office
1963–1967
Preceded by Raymond Clare Edwards
Succeeded by Ian Deans
Constituency Wentworth
Personal details
Born (1922-01-25)January 25, 1922
Hamilton, Ontario
Died March 31, 2005(2005-03-31) (aged 83)
Hamilton, Ontario
Political party Progressive Conservative

Donald William Ewen (January 25, 1922 – March 31, 2005) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 until 1967 in the riding of Wentworth and then from 1971 to 1975 in the riding of Wentworth North.

Background

Ewen was born in Hamilton, Ontario to Donald William Ewen (1897 - 1947) and Ida Brotherton (1901 - 2000). Ewen was an active Mason, having been initiated in the Seymour Lodge #272, Ancaster, Ontario, in 1949 and rising to the rank of Grand Worshipful Master, of that Lodge, in 1961. In 1975, he was the Grand Junior Deacon of the Grand Lodge of Canada. Ewen served as a public school board trustee in Ancaster, Ontario.[1]

Politics

He was elected in the general election in 1963.[2] He served as a backbench supporter of the John Robarts government. In 1967 he was defeated by New Democrat challenger Ian Deans by about 2,000 votes.[3] He was re-elected, in the adjacent riding of Wentworth North in 1971.[4] He was defeated in the 1975 general election and retired from political life.[5]

Ewen died in Hamilton, Ontario in 2005.

References

  1. ↑ Campbell, Norman (September 16, 1963). "NDP hijinks sparks only excitement as campaigning fails to catch fire". Ottawa Citizen.
  2. ↑ Canadian Press (September 26, 1963). "78 in Tory Blue Wave -- 23 Is All Grits Saved". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 25. Retrieved 2014-05-24.
  3. ↑ Canadian Press (October 18, 1967). "Tories win, but..." The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. B2. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  4. ↑ "Riding-by-riding returns in provincial election". The Globe and Mail. October 23, 1971. p. 10.
  5. ↑ "Table of vote results for all Ontario ridings". The Globe and Mail. September 19, 1975. p. C12.
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