Earl Desmond | |
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Member of Parliament for Kent |
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In office March 1940 – June 1949 |
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Preceded by | Arthur Lisle Thompson |
Succeeded by | Blake Huffman |
Personal details | |
Born |
Clayton Earl Desmond 9 March 1894 Morpeth, Ontario |
Died | 14 July 1968 Chatham, Ontario |
(aged 74)
Political party |
Progressive Conservative National Government |
Spouse(s) | Maribel Fraser m. 17 August 1918 |
Profession | farmer |
Clayton Earl Desmond (9 March 1894 – 14 July 1968) was a National Government and Progressive Conservative party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Morpeth, Ontario and became a farmer by career.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Kent riding in the 1940 general election under the National Government affiliation, then re-elected as a Progressive Conservative for a second term in 1945. He was defeated by Blake Huffman of the Liberal party in the 1949 election.