Raymond Clare Edwards

Raymond Clare Edwards
Ontario MPP
In office
1959–1963
Preceded by Arthur John Child
Succeeded by Donald Ewen
Constituency Wentworth
Personal details
Born (1920-08-02)August 2, 1920
Meyronne, Saskatchewan
Died February 6, 2017(2017-02-06) (aged 96)
Hamilton, Ontario
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s)
Rita Miles (m. 1941)
Children 5
Residence Hamilton, Ontario
Occupation Realtor, insurance agent

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.[1]

Background

Edwards was born in Meyronne, Saskatchewan, a rural party 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.[2]

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 944 votes.[3] 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 833 votes.[4]

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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