Arthur Slaght

Arthur Slaght
Member of Parliament
for Parry Sound
In office
October 1935  April 1945
Preceded by James Arthurs
Succeeded by Wilfred McDonald
Personal details
Born Arthur Graeme Slaght
(1877-05-03)3 May 1877
Simcoe, Ontario
Died 21 January 1964(1964-01-21) (aged 86)
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Evelyn Lukes
m. 17 September 1903[1]
Profession barrister, solicitor

Arthur Graeme Slaght (3 May 1877 21 January 1964) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Simcoe, Ontario and became a barrister and solicitor by career.

Slaght attended secondary school at Simcoe, then studied at Osgoode Hall Law School.[1]

He unsuccessfully attempted to win a seat in the House of Commons at Timiskaming riding in a by-election on 7 April 1920. He won the Parry Sound seat in the 1935 federal election and was re-elected there in 1940. After completing his term in the 19th Canadian Parliament, Slaght did not seek a further term in the 1945 election.

References

  1. 1 2 Normandin, A. L. (1941). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.

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