Frederick Cass
| Fred Cass | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1955–1971 |
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| Preceded by | George Holmes Challies |
| Succeeded by | Donald Irvine |
| Constituency | Grenville—Dundas |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 5, 1913 Chesterville, Ontario |
| Died | November 25, 2000 (aged 87) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Olive |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Frederick McIntosh (Fred) Cass Q.C. ( August 5, 1913 – November 25, 2000) was a Canadian politician who served as both Attorney-General of Ontario and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. He served as a Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament from 1955 until his retirement in 1971. Cass served in the Canadian Armed Forces from 1941 to 1945.
Born in Chesterville, Ontario, Cass was the older son of William Joseph Mavety Cass and Agnes Isabel (McIntosh) Cass, whose great-grandfather was John McIntosh, of apple fame. He was called to the Bar in Ontario in 1936 and joined his father, who had been called to the Bar in 1911, in the practice of law under the firm name, Cass & Cass. His wife, Olive, was herself the daughter of a former provincial politician, William H. Casselman, who represented Dundas as a United Farmers of Ontario member from 1919 to 1923.
Cass represented the riding of Grenville—Dundas just south of Ottawa. He first won a seat in the 1955 provincial election. He was appointed to provincial cabinet in 1958 as Minister of Highways under Leslie Frost and became known as the cabinet's troubleshooter. In 1961, Frost retired and Cass was considered one of his potential successors. Instead, he supported provincial treasurer James Allan at the party's leadership convention. Allan was defeated by John Robarts, who appointed Cass Minister of Municipal Affairs, and later, Attorney General in 1962.
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