David Croll
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The Hon. David Croll |
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| Senator | |
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In office 1955–1991 |
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| Appointed by | Louis St. Laurent |
| Constituency | Toronto—Spadina, Ontario |
| Member of Parliament | |
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In office 1945–1955 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Factor |
| Succeeded by | Charles Edward Rea |
| Constituency | Spadina |
| Member of Provincial Parliament | |
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In office 1934–1943 |
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| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | William Charles Riggs |
| Constituency | Windsor—Walkerville |
| 18th & 21st Mayor | |
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In office 1931–1934 |
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| Preceded by | Cecil E. Jackson |
| Succeeded by | George Bennett |
| Constituency | Windsor, Ontario |
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In office 1939–1940 |
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| Preceded by | Ernest S. Wigle |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Reaume |
| Constituency | Windsor, Ontario |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Davud Avrum Croll March 12, 1900 Moscow, Russia |
| Died | June 11, 1991 (aged 91) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations |
Ontario Liberal Party |
| Cabinet |
Provincial: Minister of Labour (1935-1937) Minister of Municipal Affairs (1934-1937) Minister of Public Welfare (1934-1937) |
| Committees |
Federal: Chair, Special Committee on Retirement Age Policies Chair, Special Committee on Poverty Chair, Special Committee on Aging |
David Arnold Croll, PC, QC (born Davud Avrum Croll; March 12, 1900 – June 11, 1991) was a Canadian politician. He served as the mayor of Windsor, Ontario twice. He entered provincial politics in the 1930s, and served as minister of public works and municipal affairs in the Mitch Hepburn government. He won election to the Canadian House of Commons in 1945. In 1955 he was appointed to the Canadian Senate in 1955, becoming the first Jewish Senator. He served as a senator until his death, on June 11, 1991, a few hours after what would be his last senate sitting.
Croll was born in a Moscow, Russia and was brought to Canada with his family as a young boy, at which point his name was anglicized. Croll became a lawyer and entered politics serving as mayor of Windsor, Ontario from 1931 to 1934 during the worst days of the Great Depression. He made his reputation as a social reformer when he insisted the city go into deficit in order to provide relief programs for the unemployed and destitute.
Croll won a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Windsor in the 1934 election that brought the Liberals to power under the leadership of Mitchell Hepburn. Croll became Canada's first Jewish cabinet minister when he became Minister of Public Welfare. He later also added the portfolios of Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister of Labour. He and Attorney-General Arthur Roebuck broke with Hepburn over the Premier's opposition to the United Auto Workers strike against General Motors in Oshawa in 1937, and resigned from cabinet saying "I would rather walk with the workers than ride with General Motors." He served in the Canadian Army during the Second World War, enlisting as a Private in the Essex Scottish Regiment and rising in rank to lieutenant-colonel. He remained a provincial Liberal backbencher until 1943, as well as serving again as Mayor of Windsor.
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