Ellis Morningstar Explained

Ellis Price Morningstar
Office:Ontario MPP
Term Start:1951
Term End:1975
Predecessor:Harold William Walker
Successor:Mel Swart
Constituency:Welland
Party:Progressive Conservative
Birth Date:9 August 1902
Birth Place:Welland, Ontario
Death Place:Welland, Ontario

Ellis Price Morningstar (August 9, 1902  - February 28, 1982) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1951 until 1975 who represented the riding of Welland.

Background

Morningstar was a lifelong resident of Welland, Ontario.

Politics

He was first elected in the general election in 1951 and was subsequently re-elected in the general elections in 1955, 1959, 1963, 1967 and 1971, winning by large margins.[1] [2] He served on a variety of Standing and Select Committees, as a Member of successive PC governments under Premiers Leslie Frost, John Robarts and Bill Davis. He retired from politics in 1975. He was the longest serving MPP from the riding of Welland.

Notes and References

  1. News: Canadian Press . Complete Ontario Vote . The Montreal Gazette . November 22, 1951 . Montreal. 4 .
  2. News: Riding-by-riding returns in provincial election . The Globe and Mail . October 23, 1971 . 10.