J. Earl McEwen
| J. Earl McEwen | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1975–1985 |
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| Preceded by | Wilmer John Nuttall |
| Succeeded by | Larry South |
| Constituency | Frontenac—Addington |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 22, 1911 Sharbot Lake, Ontario |
| Died | November 6, 2004 (aged 93) Sharbot Lake, Ontario |
| Political party |
Liberal, 1975-1984 Progressive Conservative, 1984-1985 |
Joseph Earl McEwen (January 22, 1911 – November 6, 2004) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1985.
McEwen was born at Sharbot Lake, Ontario, and educated in Trenton. He was an active freemason. He owned a grocery store and decided to enter politics after the municipal government of Kingston denied him permission to salt the street in front of his business. He served as reeve of the community for sixteen years, and was warden of Frontenac County as well as president of the local Progressive Conservative association.
He ran for the Canadian House of Commons in the federal elections of 1963 and 1965, as a candidate of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in Kingston. He lost on both occasions to Liberal candidate Edgar John Benson.
McEwen first campaigned for the Ontario legislature in the 1971 provincial election. After losing the Progressive Conservative nomination in Frontenac—Addington to W.J. Nuttall, he entered the contest as an independent candidate and finished a credible third. McEwen subsequently joined the Ontario Liberal Party, and defeated Nuttall by 1,415 votes under his new party's banner in the 1975 election.
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