Benjamin Allmark
| Benjamin Allmark | |
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| Member of Parliament for Kingston |
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In office 1958 – 1962 |
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| Preceded by | William James Henderson |
| Succeeded by | Edgar John Benson |
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Benjamin Graydon Allmark June 1, 1911 Kingston, Ontario |
| Died | January 4, 2004 (aged 92) Victoria, British Columbia |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Profession | planning supervisor, superintendent |
Benjamin Graydon Allmark (June 1, 1911 – January 4, 2004) was a Canadian politician, planning supervisor and superintendent. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a member of the Progressive Conservatives for the riding of Kingston in the 1958 election and defeated in the 1962 election. He had a seat in the house of commons for the 24th Canadian Parliament, when John George Diefenbaker was prime minister.
He worked as a sailor for Canada Steamship Lines for 11 years, rising to first mate. He was active in municipal politics before that. Then at the Kingston operations of Alcan becoming a manager. He married Shirley Isobel Dick (1918-2008) in 1942 and had two children, Diane (1945-), and Gordon Allmark (1949-).
Allmark moved to Victoria in 1976 in search of a warmer climate. He died there in 2004, aged 92.
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