Bert Leavens

Bertram Elijah Leavens (March 2, 1886 – December 22, 1953) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a CCF member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1943 to 1945 and 1948 to 1951. He represented the downtown Toronto riding of Woodbine.

Bert Leavens
Ontario MPP
In office
1943–1945
Preceded byGoldwin Corlett Elgie
Succeeded byGoldwin Corlett Elgie
In office
1948–1951
Preceded byGoldwin Corlett Elgie
Succeeded byHarold Fishleigh
ConstituencyWoodbine
Personal details
Born(1886-03-02)March 2, 1886
Owen Sound, Ontario
DiedDecember 22, 1953(1953-12-22) (aged 67)
Toronto, Ontario
Political partyCo-operative Commonwealth Federation
OccupationUnion leader

Background

The son of John Wesley Leavens and Elizabeth Haycroft, he was born in Owen Sound, Ontario.[1][2]

Bertram married Myrtle May Leavens (nee Webb) on September 11, 1911 in Owen Sound, Ontario. They had 3 sons (William John (1912-1982), Bertram Elijah (1918-1918) and Charles Wesley (1920-1976)) and a daughter (Eva Lorraine (1914-1974)).

Politics

Leavens ran unsuccessfully for the Greenwood seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1935 and 1940 as a CCF candidate, losing both times to Denton Massey.[3]

In the 1943 provincial election, he ran as a CCF candidate in the downtown Toronto riding of Woodbine.[4]

References
  1. P.G. Normandin (1950). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. "Former Member Of Legislature, CCF Organizer Leavens, Bertram E". The Globe and Mail. December 23, 1953. p. 4.
  3. "Greenwood, Ontario (1935 - 1979)". History of Federal Ridings since 1867. Parliament of Canada.
  4. Canadian Press (August 5, 1943). "Ontario Election Results". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 12.
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