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William Harold Hicks
William Harold Hicks (12 November 1888 – 14 May 1974) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Lauder, Manitoba and became an agrologist by career. He was first elected at the Fraser Valley riding in the 1958 general election, but defeated in the 1962 Events January * January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand. * January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism. * January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wor ... and 1963 general elections. He served only one term, the 24th Parliament. References External links * 1888 births 1974 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs {{BritishColumbia-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauder, Manitoba
Lauder is a small community in the Rural Municipality of Grassland in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. The community is located at the junction of Manitoba Highway 254, Highway 254 and Manitoba Highway 345, Highway 345, approximately 100 km south-west of Brandon, Manitoba, Brandon only 22 km south-west of the Town of Hartney, Manitoba, Hartney. Lauder is about 3 miles south of the Souris River and the Lauder Sand Hills. Lauder was established in 1891 by the Canadian Pacific Railway and named after ArchdeacoJohn Strutt Lauder rector of Christ Church in Ottawa. The first survey laid out blocks 1-3 then in 1903, the CPR surveyors laid out blocks 4-7. About the only type of business the town didn't have in its long history was a fire department. The first of several devastating fires was "the great fire of 1894". 125 years after its establishment, there is only one business left in town and most of the buildings are gone but the commu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |