Frank A. Enfield (June 16, 1920 – October 24, 1983) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Enfield served as the

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Member of Parliament for

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from 1953 to 1957 while

Louis St. Laurent Louis Stephen St. Laurent (''Saint-Laurent'' or ''St-Laurent'' in French, baptized Louis-Étienne St-Laurent; February 1, 1882 – July 25, 1973) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 12th prime minister of Canada from 19 ...

was Prime Minister."Frank Enfield was MP, trustee", ''Toronto Star'', October 25, 1983 During the

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he was a flight lieutenant in the

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. After returning to Canada, he studied law at

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and was called to the bar in 1951. He entered politics, serving as a school trustee in

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, from 1949 to 1952, winning election to the school board while he was still in law school. He won his seat in the

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in the 1953 federal election but was defeated in the 1957 election that swept to power the Tories under

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. He lost again when he tried to regain his seat in the 1958 election.

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* 1920 births 1983 deaths Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Politicians from Hamilton, Ontario Royal Canadian Air Force personnel of World War II {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub