Victor Railton Explained

Samuel Victor Railton
Birth Date:28 February 1906
Birth Place:Kelvin, Ontario, Canada
Parliament:Canadian
Riding:Welland
Term Start:October 1972
Term End:March 1979
Predecessor:Donald Tolmie
Successor:Gilbert Parent
Profession:physician, surgeon
Party:Liberal

Samuel Victor Railton (28 February 1906  - 23 July 1996) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Kelvin, Ontario and became a physician and surgeon by career.

Railton studied medicine at the University of Toronto after graduation from Brantford Collegiate Institute. After establishing a medical practice at Port Colborne, Ontario, he served in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps between 1940 and 1945. Following World War II, he became a surgeon in Welland, Ontario, and volunteered his skills in 1970 for the Nigerian Civil War.[1]

He was first elected at the Welland riding in the 1972 general election and was re-elected there in the 1974 election. He left federal politics after completing his term in the 30th Parliament.

References

  1. Web site: 2008-08-02 . 16 September 1996 . Oral Question Period . Hansard . .