Leslie Hancock

Marcus Leslie Hancock (March 10, 1892 – December 2, 1977) was an English-born horticulturist and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Wellington South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1943 to 1945 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member.[1][2]

Leslie Hancock
Ontario MPP
In office
1943–1945
Preceded byJames Harold King
Succeeded byWilliam Ernest Hamilton
ConstituencyWellington South
Personal details
Born(1892-03-10)March 10, 1892
Brabourne, Kent, England
DiedDecember 2, 1977(1977-12-02) (aged 85)
Political partyCCF
Spouse(s)Dorothy Macklin
OccupationHorticulturist

The son of Marcus Hancock and Caroline Dunn, he was born in Brabourne, Kent, came to Canada in 1914 and was educated at the Ontario Agricultural College. Hancock worked as a nurseryman, landscape designer and horticulture instructor. He served with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry from 1915 to 1919, reaching the rank of lieutenant. From 1923 to 1927, he was a horticulturist at Nanking University in China. In 1924, he married Dorothy Macklin. Hancock was a teacher at the Ontario Agricultural College from 1932 to 1943.[1] During World War II, he was able to help a number of Japanese-Canadians avoid a stay in an internment camp by hiring them to live and work on his garden property.[3]

He was known as a breeder of rhododendrons.[4] In 1972, Hancock founded the Rhododendron Society of Canada. He died of heart failure at the age of 85.[5]

The Leslie Hancock Garden at the Montreal Botanical Garden was named in his honour.[6]

His son was urban planner Macklin Leslie Hancock.[3]

References
  1. Normandin, A L (1944). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. "Marcus Leslie Hancock (10 mars 1892 - 2 décembre 1977)" (in French). Bibliothèque du jardin botanique.
  3. "Silence speaks volumes in heart of Hancock Woodlands". The Mississauga News. July 27, 2014.
  4. Hatch, Laurence C. BIOH: Biographies in Ornamental Horticulture. p. 53.
  5. "Qui était Leslie Hancock ?". agri.com (in French). Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
  6. "80 years of history & archives at the Botanical Garden". City of Montreal.
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