Cyril Morley Shelford (April 8, 1921 – November 8, 2001) was a rancher, author and political figure in

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. He represented Omineca from 1952 to 1972 and Skeena from 1975 to 1979 in the

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as a

Social Credit Social credit is a distributive philosophy of political economy developed by C. H. Douglas. Douglas attributed economic downturns to discrepancies between the cost of goods and the compensation of the workers who made them. To combat what he ...

member.

Biography

He was born in Southbank, British Columbia, the son of Jack Shelford. Shelford served as an anti-aircraft gunner during

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. After the war, he married Barbara Cassidy. Shelford was a member of the provincial cabinet, serving as Minister of Agriculture. He was defeated when he ran for reelection to the assembly in 1972 and 1979. He died in 2001. Shelford published a number of books: *''From Snowshoes To Politics'' *''We Pioneered'' *''From War To Wilderness'' *''Think Wood!: The Forest Is An Open Book; All We Have To Do Is Read It''

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