Norman Davison

Norman Andrew Davison (December 13, 1907 – June 28, 1990) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a CCF and New Democrat member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1959 to 1975, representing the riding of Hamilton East and Hamilton Centre.

For the Australian rules footballer, see Norman Davison (footballer). For those of a similar name, see Norman Davidson (disambiguation).

Norman Davison
Ontario MPP
In office
1967–1975
Preceded byAda Mary Pritchard
Succeeded byMike Davison
ConstituencyHamilton Centre
In office
1959–1967
Preceded byRobert Ellsworth Elliott
Succeeded byReg Gisborn
ConstituencyHamilton East
Personal details
Born(1907-12-13)December 13, 1907
Everett, Ontario
DiedJune 28, 1990(1990-06-28) (aged 82)
Hamilton, Ontario
Political partyCCF/New Democrat
SpouseMurla Vernice Lunn
Children3
OccupationMachinist

Background

He was born in Everett, Ontario in 1907. He worked as a machinist. In 1933 he married Murla Vernice Lunn in Hamilton, Ontario. Together they raised three children, two daughters and a son.[1] He died at the age of 82 in Hamilton on June 28, 1990.[2]

Politics

He was elected as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MPP for Hamilton East in the 1959 Ontario election.[3] He was re-elected in the 1963 provincial election for the Ontario New Democratic Party which had been formed through the merger of the CCF and the labour movement.[4] In 1967, he was elected to the riding of Hamilton Centre, representing it for two terms before leaving the legislature at the 1975 provincial election when he retired.[5] He was succeeded by his son, Mike Davison, who held the riding in the 1975 and 1977 elections.[6]

References
  1. PG Normandin (1977). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1974. p. 760.
  2. "Norm Davison sought social justice as MPP". Toronto Star. July 1, 1990. p. A6.
  3. Canadian Press (June 12, 1959). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 26.
  4. Canadian Press (September 26, 1963). "78 in Tory Blue Wave -- 23 Is All Grits Saved". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario. p. 25.
  5. "Bidding a last farewell to Queen's Park". Windsor Star. July 23, 1975. p. 12.
  6. "Everybody's baby". Hamilton Spectator. June 23, 2000.
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