Desmond Morton Code (16 November 1912 – 19 January 1980) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the

House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ...

. He was a construction superintendent and contractor by career. He was first elected at the

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riding in the 1965 general election. His second term in Parliament was served at Leeds riding which he won in the 1968 election. Code left federal office in 1972 after completing his term in the

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and has since not campaigned in another federal election. Code died at a Kingston hospital on 19 January 1980. He was buried at Hillcrest Cemetery in Smiths Falls. via ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail (1844-2010)

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* 1912 births 1980 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Canadian builders {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MP-stub