Clarke Tivy Rollins (October 14, 1912 – November 25, 1996) was a

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, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the

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from 1959 to 1981 who represented the ridings of

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, and

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Background

He was born in Coe Hill, Ontario, the son of Charles Samuel Rollins, and educated there and in Belleville. Rollins married Beverley Hurley and had three sons. He was a

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and his cousin,

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, represented the neighbouring riding of

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as a Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament from 1995 to 1999. He died at his home in

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Politics

He served as reeve for Wollaston Township and warden for

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. Rollins also served as chairman of the

St. Lawrence Parks Commission The St. Lawrence Parks Commission (french: Commission des parcs du Saint-Laurent) is a Crown agency of the Government of Ontario that manages parks and heritage sites along the shoreline of the St. Lawrence River in southeastern Ontario. It func ...

. He was elected to the legislature in

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after upsetting incumbent MPP Lloyd Harrison Price for the Progressive Conservative nomination, several months after Price was acclaimed as the riding's MPP in a by-election.MPP Defeated, PCs Nominate Bancroft Man, The Globe and Mail (1936-); Apr 24, 1959; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail, pg. 5 Rollins went on to defeat Liberal candidate Leslie McLaren in the general election by 1,897 votes. He was re-elected in five times before retiring in 1981. He served 22 years as a backbench supporter of

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John Robarts John Parmenter Robarts (January 11, 1917 – October 18, 1982) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 17th premier of Ontario from 1961 to 1971. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Early life Roba ...

, and

Bill Davis William Grenville Davis, (July 30, 1929 – August 8, 2021) was a Canadian politician who served as the 18th premier of Ontario from 1971 to 1985. Davis was first elected as the member of provincial Parliament for Peel in the 1959 provincia ...

References

External links

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Tribute in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, November 27, 1996
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rollins, Clarke 1912 births 1996 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs