Charles Strange Explained

Charles Strange
Office:Ontario MPP
Term Start:1943
Term End:1945
Predecessor:Louis Hagey
Successor:Stanley Dye
Constituency:Brantford
Party:CCF
Birth Date:12 November 1909
Birth Place:Portslade, Essex
Death Place:Simcoe, Ontario
Occupation:Human resources
Spouse:Olive M. Pizzey
Children:1

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, 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. 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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Normandin, A L. Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1944 . 1944 .
  2. Web site: Official Records for 11 May 1992 . Legislative Assembly of Ontario . May 11, 1992 . 2011-07-13 . 2017-01-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170103020933/http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/house-proceedings/house_detail.do?Date=1992-05-11&Parl=35&Sess=2&locale=en . dead .
  3. News: Canadian Press . Ontario Election Results . The Gazette . August 5, 1943 . Montreal . 12 .
  4. News: Canadian Press . How Ontario Electors Voted in all 90 Ridings . The Toronto Daily Star . June 5, 1945 . Toronto . 5 .