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Dalton (given Name)
Dalton is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Dalton Bales, Ontario cabinet minister and lawyer * Dalton Bell, Canadian football quarterback * Dalton Camp, Canadian journalist, politician, political strategist and commentator * Dalton Castle, ring name of Dalton Castle (wrestler), Brett Giehl (born 1986), American professional wrestler * Dalton Conley (born 1969), American sociologist * Dalton Grant, British high jumper * Dalton Guthrie (born 1995), American Major League Baseball player * Dalton Hilliard, former professional American football running back * Dalton Jones, former Major League Baseball player * Dalton Keene (born 1999), American football player * Dalton Kellett, Canadian racing driver * Dalton Lindo, reggae artist popularly known as "Screwdriver" * Dalton McCarthy, Canadian lawyer and parliamentarian * Dalton McGuinty, former Ontario premier * Dalton Alan Munaretto, Brazilian footballer * Dalton Philips, Irish businessman * Dalton Prejean, Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalton Bales
Dalton Arthur Bales (February 21, 1920 – October 30, 1979) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1975 who represented the riding of York Mills. He was a cabinet minister in the governments of John Robarts and Bill Davis. Background Bales joined the Toronto law firm of McLaughlin, Soward in 1946 while he was a law student. He was called to the bar in 1949 and eventually became partner. Politics He entered politics in 1958 by being elected to the North York Town Council as an alderman. He defeated Paul Graham in Ward 2 by 780 votes. He was re-elected in 1960. In 1963, he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of York Mills. He defeated Liberal James Service by 8,434 votes. He was a major organizer in the Toronto area where the party won 22 seats. He was re-elected in 1967 and 1971. In 1966 he was appointed Minister of Labour in the government of Premier John Robar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |