Cecil Cathers
Cecil Alexander (Tiny) Cathers | |
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Member of Parliament for York North | |
In office June 1957 – June 1962 | |
Preceded by | Jack Smith |
Succeeded by | John Addison |
Personal details | |
Born | (1901-04-21)21 April 1901 Toronto, Ontario |
Died | 6 December 1989(1989-12-06) (aged 88) Toronto, Ontario |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Spouse | Katherine (Kaye) Dean[1] |
Profession | business executive, farmer |
Cecil Alexander (Tiny) Cathers (21 April 1901 – 6 December 1989) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Toronto, Ontario and became a business executive and farmer by career.
He was first elected at the York North riding in the 1957 general election after a previous unsuccessful attempt to win a seat there in the 1953 election. Cathers was re-elected in the 1958 election, but defeated by John Addison of the Liberal party in the 1962 election.
Cathers died at Toronto's Queen Elizabeth Hospital on 6 December 1989.[1]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | Jack Smith | 10,988 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Cecil Cathers | 9,355 | ||||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Donald Scott | 2,116 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Cecil Cathers | 17,770 | ||||||
Liberal | Jack Rye | 10,753 | ||||||
Social Credit | Allan A. Alton | 1,653 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | Cecil Cathers | 21,499 | ||||||
Liberal | Sam Cook | 9,523 | ||||||
Co-operative Commonwealth | Fred Prentice | 2,148 | ||||||
Social Credit | W. Dave Greer | 494 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
Liberal | John Addison | 18,094 | ||||||
Progressive Conservative | C.A. Tiny Cathers | 17,168 | ||||||
New Democratic | Stanley John Hall | 7,796 | ||||||
Social Credit | J. Alex Ford | 528 |
References
- ^ a b "Birth and Death Notices". The Globe and Mail. 7 December 1989. p. D7.
External links
- Cecil Cathers – Parliament of Canada biography
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