Ken Monteith Explained

Honorific-Suffix:MP
Parliament1:Canadian
Riding1:Elgin
Term Start1:1988
Term End1:1993
Predecessor1:John Wise
Successor1:Gar Knutson
Office2:Reeve of Southwold Township, Ontario
Term Start2:1980
Term End2:1980
Office3:Deputy Reeve of Southwold Township, Ontario
Term Start3:1978
Term End3:1980
Office4:Councillor of Southwold Township, Ontario
Term Start4:1978
Term End4:1980
Birth Name:Kenneth Ernest Monteith
Birth Date:1938 6, df=yes
Birth Place:St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Death Place:St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Party:Progressive Conservative
Residence:St. Thomas, Ontario
Alma Mater:Ontario Agricultural College (Ridgetown College) 1957
Profession:farmer

Kenneth Ernest Monteith (26 June 1938 – 3 February 2023) was a Canadian politician who was a member of the House of Commons from 1988 to 1993. His background was in agriculture.

Monteith was born in St. Thomas, Ontario in 1938. He was elected in the 1988 federal election at the Elgin electoral district for the Progressive Conservative party. He served in the 34th Canadian Parliament but lost to Gar Knutson of the Liberal Party in the 1993 federal election when it was renamed Elgin—Norfolk.

Prior to being an MP, Monteith served in municipal roles:

Monteith died in St. Thomas on 3 February 2023 at the age of 84.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kenneth Monteith . St. Thomas Times-Journal . 9 February 2023.