Charles Strange

Charles Strange
Ontario MPP
In office
1943–1945
Preceded byLouis Hagey
Succeeded byStanley Dye
ConstituencyBrantford
Personal details
Born(1909-11-12)November 12, 1909
Portslade, Essex
DiedMay 4, 1992(1992-05-04) (aged 82)
Simcoe, Ontario
Political partyCCF
SpouseOlive M. Pizzey
Children1
OccupationHuman resources

Charles Alfred Strange (November 12, 1909 – May 4, 1992) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a CCF member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1943 to 1945 who represented the riding of Brantford.

Background

He was born in Portslade, Essex,[clarification needed] the son of George Frederick Strange and Louisa Bird, and came to Canada in 1930. In 1934, Strange married Olive M. Pizzey. He was a trade union committee secretary.[1] Strange moved to Simcoe, where he worked in personnel at the American Can Company, in 1947. He was a member of the St. John Ambulance.[1] Strange died in Simcoe at the age of 82.[2]

Politics

He ran as the CCF candidate in the 1943 provincial election. He defeated Liberal incumbent Louis Hagey by 1,049 votes.[3] He served as a member of the official opposition behind CCF leader Ted Jolliffe. In the 1945 election he was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Stanley Dye by 2,516 votes.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Normandin, A L (1944). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1944.
  2. ^ "Official Records for 11 May 1992". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. May 11, 1992. Archived from the original on 2017-01-03. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  3. ^ Canadian Press (August 5, 1943). "Ontario Election Results". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 12.
  4. ^ Canadian Press (June 5, 1945). "How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings". The Toronto Daily Star. Toronto. p. 5.