Roy Theodore Graham

Roy Theodore Graham (11 December 1887 26 February 1965) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Smiths Falls, Ontario and became a barrister by career.

Roy T. Graham
Member of Parliament
for Swift Current
In office
March 1940  June 1945
Preceded byCharles Edward Bothwell
Succeeded byThomas John Bentley
Personal details
Born
Royal Theodore Graham[1]

(1887-12-11)11 December 1887
Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada
Died26 February 1965(1965-02-26) (aged 77)
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Gertrude Amy Mann
m. 6 August 1924[1]
Professionbarrister

Graham attended school at Smiths Falls, then one year at Osgoode Hall Law School.[1]

He was elected to Parliament at the Swift Current riding in the 1940 general election then defeated in the 1945 election by Thomas John Bentley of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation.

He was appointed a judge of the Court of King's Bench for Saskatchewan in 1949. He resigned owing to ill-health in 1960.

References

  1. Normandin, A. L. (1941). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.


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