Maurice Bélanger

Maurice Bélanger
Ontario MPP
In office
1959–1964
Preceded by William Griesinger
Succeeded by Ivan Thrasher
Constituency Windsor—Sandwich
Personal details
Born (1912-07-12)July 12, 1912
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Died March 24, 1964(1964-03-24) (aged 51)
Windsor, Ontario
Political party Liberal
Occupation Teacher

Maurice Lucien Bélanger (July 12, 1912 – March 24, 1964) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1959 to 1964 who represented the southwestern riding of Windsor—Sandwich.

Background

Bélanger was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec,[1] grew up in Windsor, Ontario and went to Ottawa Normal School.[2]

Offices

First elected in the general election in 1959, Bélanger took a riding which had been held, for fifteen years, by a PC MPP, William Griesinger who had been discredited in a financial scandal in 1958.[3] Bélanger was re-elected in the general elections in 1963. During his first term in office, he served on as many as eight Standing Committees, simultaneously. He retired from office on March 24, 1964 and, in the subsequent by-election, the riding was re-taken by the PC

A community park in the west end of Windsor, Ontario was named in his honour in recognition of his public service.

References

  1. P.G. Normandin (1962). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. "Maurice Belanger: Former Teacher Was Alderman, Windsor MPP". The Globe and Mail. March 25, 1964. p. 4.
  3. Canadian Press (June 12, 1959). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 26.
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