Barry Peill Strickland (October 20, 1923 – May 4, 1968) was a

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in Manitoba, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the

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from 1958 to 1966. Strickland was born in Hamiota,

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, the son of Peill Strickland and Myrtle M. Hanna. He was educated in Hamiota schools, and worked as a real estate and insurance agent. Strickland served as a Flying Officer in the

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during

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, and was the director of the Hamiota Community Development Corporation. In 1947, he married Irene R. Purdy. Strickland was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1958 provincial election, defeating

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candidate W.T. Wherrett by 402 votes in the constituency of Hamiota. He was re-elected over LP candidate James Scott in the 1959 election by 241 votes, and by a greater margin over Liberal candidate Frank Taylor in the 1962 election. He served as a backbench supporter of

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's government during his time in office. Strickland lost to Liberal

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by 151 votes in the 1966 election. Strickland died in 1968.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Strickland, Barry 1923 births 1968 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs Royal Canadian Air Force personnel of World War II