Clifford Case, (July 17, 1897 – December 30, 1940) was a lawyer and political figure in

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, Canada. He represented

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in the

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from 1929 to 1934 as a Conservative member.

Background

Case was born on a farm in King township to parents George Case and Annie Morning. He was educated in Aurora and at Osgoode Hall, graduating in 1924. In 1923 he married Mary Dunbar and together they raised three sons. Case practised law in Aurora and

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and was named

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in 1929. Case died in York County Hospital at the age of 43.

Politics

Case served as deputy reeve of Aurora in 1928. In 1929 he ran as the Conservative candidate in the riding of

. He defeated Liberal incumbent Peter Pearson by 195 votes. He was defeated by Liberal candidate

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in the next election.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Case, Clifford 1897 births 1940 deaths People from Aurora, Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Canadian King's Counsel