Raymond Clare Edwards

Raymond Clare Edwards (August 2, 1920 – February 6, 2017) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1959 to 1963 representing the Hamilton area riding of Wentworth.^[1]

Raymond Clare Edwards
Ontario MPP
In office 1959–1963
Preceded by	Arthur John Child
Succeeded by	Donald Ewen
Constituency	Wentworth
Personal details
Born	(1920-08-02)August 2, 1920 Meyronne, Saskatchewan
Died	February 6, 2017(2017-02-06) (aged 96) Hamilton, Ontario
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Rita Miles ​ (m. 1941)​
Children	5
Residence	Hamilton, Ontario
Occupation	Realtor, insurance agent

Background

Edwards was born in Meyronne, Saskatchewan, a rural part of the southern province. His parents were Charles Raymond Edwards and Caroline Matilda Stribbell. He was a realtor and insurance agent. In 1941, he married Rita Miles and together they raised five children.^[2]

Politics

Edwards sat on Hamilton City Council from 1959 to 1960, representing Ward 8.^[3]

In the 1959 provincial election, Edwards ran as the Liberal candidate in the Hamilton area riding of Wentworth. He defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent Art Child by 945 votes.^[4] He served as a supporter of opposition party leader John Wintermeyer for the next four years. In the 1963 election, he was defeated by PC candidate Donald Ewen by 943 votes.^[5]