Clare Mapledoram

Clare Edgar Mapledoram (March 10, 1903 – October 9, 1983) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1951 to 1959 who represented the northern Ontario riding of Fort William. He was a cabinet minister in the government of Leslie Frost.

Clare Mapledoram
Ontario MPP
In office
1951–1959
Preceded byCharlie Cox
Succeeded byJohn Chapple
ConstituencyFort William
Personal details
Born(1903-03-10)March 10, 1903
Fort William, Ontario
DiedOctober 9, 1983(1983-10-09) (aged 80)
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseMary Dorica
Children4
OccupationManager

Background

Mapledoram was born in Fort William, Ontario, the son of William James Mapledoram. In 1927, he married Mary Dorica.[1] Mapledoram was a personnel manager for the Great Lakes Paper Company. He and his wife Mary raised four children, three sons and a daughter. He died in Thunder Bay at the age of 80.[2]

Politics

Mapledoram served as reeve for Neebing Township from 1947 to 1951. He also served as president of the local Chamber of Commerce.[2]

In the 1951 provincial election, he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Fort William. He defeated Liberal incumbent Charlie Cox by 752 votes.[3] He was re-elected in 1955.[4]

He was Minister of Lands and Forests in the provincial cabinet from 1954 to 1958, but resigned from cabinet after he was implicated in the Northern Ontario Natural Gas scandal. He was defeated in the 1959 election by Liberal John Chapple.[5]

References
  1. GP Normandin (1952). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. "Death of Clare Mapledoram". Legislative Assemnly of Ontario. October 11, 1983. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2007.
  3. Canadian Press (November 22, 1951). "Complete Ontario Vote". The Montreal Gazette. Montreal. p. 4.
  4. Canadian Press (June 10, 1955). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 4.
  5. Canadian Press (June 12, 1959). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 26.
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