William Thomas Straith

William Thomas Straith
MLA for Victoria City
In office
1937–1953
Personal details
Born(1894-08-05)August 5, 1894
Innerkip, Ontario, Canada
DiedMarch 27, 1980(1980-03-27) (aged 85)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyBritish Columbia Liberal Party

William Thomas Straith (August 5, 1894 – March 27, 1980) was a lawyer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Victoria City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1937 to 1953 as a Liberal.

He was born in Innerkip, Ontario, in 1894,[1][2] the son of Reverend Peter Straith and Janet Martin, and was educated in Mount Forest and at the University of Manitoba.[2] Straith was called to the British Columbia bar in 1922.[3] In 1924, he married Alice Mae Stokes. Straith was an alderman for Victoria City Council from 1928 to 1931 and in 1935. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the assembly in 1928.[2] Straith served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Education from 1947 to 1952 and as Provincial Secretary from 1950 to 1952.[4] In 1939, he co-founded the legal firm Straith Pringle & Ruttan. After he left politics, Straith continued to practise law until his death in 1980.[3][5]

References

  1. ^ Normandin, P.G. (1944). "The Canadian parliamentary guide". The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien. P. G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  2. ^ a b c Normandin, A L (1940). Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1940.
  3. ^ a b "Our History". Straith & Company. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  4. ^ "Opening of New School on Friday" (PDF). Cariboo Observer. February 23, 1950. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  5. ^ "Person Details for William Thomas Straith, "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986" — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved 2015-04-10.


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