Frederick King (politician) explained

Constituency Mp:Okanagan—Similkameen
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:District was created in 1976
Successor:District was abolished in 1987
Term Start:1979
Term End:1988
Birth Name:Frederick John King
Birth Date:1923 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Kaleden, British Columbia
Death Place:Penticton, British Columbia
Party:Progressive Conservative
Committees:Chair, Legislative Committee E on Bill C-61 (1986–1988)
Footnotes:[1]

Frederick John King (11 June 1923 – 30 August 2016) was a Canadian politician. He was a Progressive Conservative Party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a farmer, orchardist, and public servant by career.

King was born in Kaleden, British Columbia where he attended public school, then graduated to secondary school in Penticton. He was first elected to national politics at the Okanagan—Similkameen electoral district in the 1979 federal election. He was re-elected there in the 1980 and 1984 federal elections. In the 1988 federal election, when the riding became Okanagan—Similkameen—Merritt, King lost to Jack Whittaker of the New Democratic Party and did not campaign in any further federal elections. He died on 30 August 2016 in Penticton, British Columbia.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Normandin, Pierre G. . Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1987 .
  2. Web site: Former Okanagan politician, World War II veteran Fred King dies at 93 . The Canadian Press. Alaska Highway News. 30 August 2016. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160914113947/http://www.alaskahighwaynews.ca/former-okanagan-politician-world-war-ii-veteran-fred-king-dies-at-93-1.2334108 . 14 September 2016. 10 May 2022.