Randolph Harding | |
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Member of Parliament for Kootenay West | |
In office 1968–1974 | |
Preceded by | Herbert Wilfred Herridge |
Succeeded by | Robert Brisco |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
In office 1945–1968 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Silverton, British Columbia | September 17, 1914
Died | March 3, 1996 Silverton, British Columbia | (aged 81)
Political party | New Democratic Party of Canada |
Profession | teacher |
Randolph Harding (September 17, 1914 – March 3, 1996) was a Canadian politician.
Biography
Born in Silverton, British Columbia, Harding was a teacher and a member of the Silverton municipal council. He was elected as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation candidate to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia representing Kaslo-Slocan in 1945, and was re-elected in 1949, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1960 and 1963. In 1966 he was re-elected in the riding of Revelstoke-Slocan.
He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1968 federal election for the British Columbia riding of Kootenay West. A New Democrat, he was re-elected in 1972 and was defeated in 1974.
After leaving federal politics, Harding served as mayor of Silverton and received a long service award from the Union of British Columbia Municipalities.[1]
Harding served in the Canadian Army during World War II.
References
- ^ "Long Service Award Recipients". Union of British Columbia Municipalities. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
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