Robert Swailes Explained

Robert Swailes
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Predecessor:John Walter Berry
Successor:Leonard Alec Shepherd
Term Start:1933
Term End:1937
Constituency:Delta
Birth Name:Robert Blatchford Swailes
Birth Date:26 February 1896
Birth Place:Leeds, England
Death Place:Vancouver, British Columbia
Spouse:Sophie Strobel
Party:CCF
Occupation:farmer
Residence:Aldergrove, British Columbia

Robert Blatchford Swailes (February 26, 1896  - June 6, 1968) was a politician in British Columbia. He represented Delta in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

A farmer from the Aldergrove area, Swailes was elected as a CCF member in 1933.[1] When Reverend Robert Connell was expelled from the CCF in 1936 and formed the Social Constructive Party, Swailes also left the CCF and joined the new party.[2] Swailes was defeated in 1937 and retired from politics.[1]

He died in Vancouver at the age of 72 in 1968.[3]

His brother Donovan served as a member of the Manitoba legislature.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Webster, Daisy . Growth of the N.D.P. in B.C., 1900-1970: 81 political biographies . 1970.
  2. Book: Howard, Irene . The Struggle for Social Justice in British Columbia: Helena Gutteridge, the Unknown Reformer . 183–4 . 2011 . 978-0774842877 . UBC Press . 2013-06-13.
  3. Web site: Vital Event Death Registration . BC Archives . 2011-12-02.