James Snow
| James Snow | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1967–1985 |
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| Preceded by | New riding (1975) |
| Succeeded by | Terry O'Connor |
| Constituency | Oakville (Halton East 1967-1975) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
James Wilfred Snow July 12, 1929 Esquesing Township, Ontario |
| Died | September 13, 2008 (aged 79) Milton, Ontario |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Hughes |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Farmer, businessman |
James Wilfred Snow (July 12, 1929 – September 13, 2008) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1985 who represented the GTA ridings of Halton East and Oakville. He served as a cabinet minister in the governments of William Davis and Frank Miller.
He was born in Esquesing Township, Ontario. He was the son of Wilfred Oliver Snow and Margaret Florence Devlin. He was educated in Milton. He worked as a farmer and a carpenter and he started his own business called Snow Construction Ltd. which built houses in post war Ontario. In 1950 he also founded Snow Properties Ltd. and Oakville Investments Ltd. In 1969 he created another company in Streetville, Tube-Fab Ltd. which made aircraft parts. In 1953 he married Barbara Hughes and together they raised four children.
Snow was elected to the Ontario legislature in the 1967 provincial election defeating Liberal candidate Robin Skuce by 164 votes in Halton East. He served as a backbench supporter of premier John Robarts for the next four years. In 1967 he introduced a resolution urging the province to adopt Canada's national building code. On March 1, 1971, he was named a minister without portfolio when Davis replaced Robarts as Premier. He was re-elected with a much increased majority in the 1971 election. He was promoted to Minister of Public Works and Minister of Government Services on February 2, 1972.
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