J. Paul Marion Explained

Birth Name:Joseph Paul Marion
Birth Date:8 December 1927
Birth Place:Saint Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
Party:Manitoba Liberal Party
Constituency Am:St. Boniface
Assembly:Manitoba
Occupation:Businessman

Joseph Paul Marion (December 8, 1927  - January 15, 2023)[1] was politician from Manitoba, Canada. He was briefly a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba during the 1970s, for the riding of St. Boniface.[2]

Marion was born in St. Boniface, Manitoba, and was educated at the Angus School of Commerce and Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. He was a successful businessman before entering political life, and served as a company president.

He served as a school trustee from 1967 to 1970, and was a councilor and acting mayor of Winnipeg in 1972–1973. Marion was a founder of Club d'Hommes d'Affaires Franco-Manitobain.

In the 1973 provincial election, he was elected over Liberal-turned-New Democratic Party incumbent Laurent Desjardins by a single vote. His election was overturned, however, and he lost to Desjardins by 618 votes in a by-election held in late 1974.[3] He did not seek a return to the legislature after this time.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.gov.mb.ca/legislature/members/mla_bio_deceased.html#M0
  2. Web site: Legislative Assembly of Manitoba entry . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140330171632/http://www.gov.mb.ca/hansard/members/mla_bio_living.html . 2014-03-30 .
  3. News: St. Boniface . Manitoba . CBC News . 2014-03-29.