Eric William Blake Cross (January 27, 1904 – February 25, 1965) was an
Ontario
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judge and political figure. He represented
Haldimand—Norfolk
Haldimand—Norfolk is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1979 to 1997, and since 2004. The current Member of Parliament (MP) is Conservative Leslyn Lewis.
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in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1937 to 1943 as a
Liberal
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* a supporter of liberalism
** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
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member.
Background
Cross was born in 1904 in
Madoc, Ontario. His parents were William Cross and Mary Judith Falls. He also became Chairman of the Ontario Municipal Board. Cross served as a Provincial Magistrate and County Court judge. He died in
Woodstock, Ontario
Woodstock is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. The city has a population of 40,902 according to the 2016 Canadian census. Woodstock is the seat of Oxford County, at the head of the non-navigable Thames River, approximately 128 km from ...
at the age of 61, while trying to walk from his stranded car to his home during "the worst snowstorm in 21 years".
Politics
Cross served as Minister of Municipal Affairs and Public Welfare from 1937 to 1940; he was Attorney General and Minister of Municipal Affairs in 1943.
Cabinet posts
References
External links
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Biography, Eric William Blake Cross fonds, Archives of Ontario
1904 births
1965 deaths
Attorneys General of Ontario
Judges in Ontario
Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
20th-century Canadian lawyers
Canadian magistrates
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