Camille Mather

Camille Mather
MLA for Delta
In office
1960–1963
Personal details
Born Camille Mildred Swanson
(1912-03-16)March 16, 1912
Victoria, British Columbia
Died September 30, 2008(2008-09-30) (aged 96)
Surrey, British Columbia
Political party British Columbia New Democratic Party

Camille Mildred Mather (March 16, 1912 – September 30, 2008) was a nurse and political figure. She represented Delta in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1960 to 1963 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member.

Born Camille Mildred Swanson in Victoria,[1] she studied nursing at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster and took additional training in psychiatry. She married Barry Mather. Mather served on the municipal council for Burnaby during the 1950s; she also was a director for Burnaby General Hospital and a member of the Metropolitan Health Board. She was defeated when she ran for reelection to the provincial assembly in 1963. Mather was active in the campaign against nuclear testing.[2] She died in Surrey, British Columbia in 2008.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Latham, B.; Pazdro, R.J. (1984). Not Just Pin Money: Selected Essays on the History of Women's Work in British Columbia. Camosun College. ISBN 9780969184409. Retrieved 2015-05-15.
  2. ↑ Webster, Daisy (1970). Growth of the N.D.P. in B.C., 1900-1970: 81 political biographies.
  3. ↑ "RootsWeb: CAN-BC-OBITS-L [CAN-BC-OBITS] Vancouver Sun and/or The Province; October 03, 2008". archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2015-05-15.


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