Heward Grafftey
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The Honourable Heward Grafftey |
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| MP for Brome—Missisquoi | |
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In office 1958–1968 |
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| Preceded by | Joseph-Léon Deslières |
| Succeeded by | Yves Forest |
| MP for Brome—Missisquoi | |
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In office 1972–1980 |
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| Preceded by | Yves Forest |
| Succeeded by | André Bachand |
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William Heward Grafftey August 5, 1928 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | February 11, 2010 (aged 81) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
William Heward Grafftey, PC, QC (August 5, 1928 – February 11, 2010) was a Canadian politician and businessman.
Born in Montreal, Quebec, to a wealthy family, he was a cousin of artist Prudence Heward of the Beaver Hall Group, and wrote a chapter on her in the 1996 book Portraits of a Life.
His father, Major Arthur Grafftey, was a First World War hero and board chairman of the Montreal Lumber Company.
Grafftey received a bachelor of arts degree from Mount Allison University, majoring in political science and history, and a bachelor of civil law degree from McGill University. He was admitted to the Bar of Quebec.
Grafftey was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1958 general election that elected John Diefenbaker's Progressive Conservative Party in a landslide victory. A resident of the Eastern Townships, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Brome—Missisquoi from 1958 to 1968. From 1962 to 1963, Grafftey served as parliamentary secretary to the minister of finance. Due to his relatively short stature and impish looks, Grafftey earned the nickname of "The Gnome from Brome," during his twenty years in politics.
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