Horace Stanley Colliver Explained

Horace Stanley Colliver
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1928
Term End1:1934
Predecessor1:William Edgar Raney
Successor1:Riding abolished
Term Start2:1923
Term End2:1926
Predecessor2:Nelson Parliament
Successor2:William Edgar Raney
Constituency2:Prince Edward
Party:Conservative
Birth Date:10 February 1874
Birth Place:Hallowell, Ontario
Death Place:Picton, Ontario
Occupation:Businessman

Horace Stanley Colliver (February 10, 1874[1]  - December 16, 1957) was a businessman and political figure in Ontario. He represented Prince Edward in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1923 to 1926 and from 1928 to 1934 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Hallowell township, the son of George Colliver and Belle Spafford, and was educated in Cherry Valley. In 1896, Colliver married Eva E. Garrison. He was a wholesale grocer, canner and coal dealer. Colliver served as warden for Prince Edward County in 1914 and as mayor of Picton in 1918.

He was successful when he ran for election to the Ontario legislature in 1923. AS a Conservative candidate he took just 17 more votes than the incumbent UFO MPP Parliament to win the seat.[2]

He was defeated by United Farmers candidate William Raney when he ran for reelection in 1926.

Colliver took the seat in a 1928 by-election, after Raney was named a judge.[1] He died in 1957.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Normandin, A L. Canadian Parliamentary Guide 1931 . 1931 .
  2. Edmonton Bulletin, June 26, 1923
  3. Web site: Public Site Details . 2013-11-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131113051730/http://glenwoodcemetery.ca/Search/Public_Site_Details_view.php?editid1=7268 . 2013-11-13 . dead .