George Henry Peck (November 16, 1917 – January 1, 1994) was a politician in

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, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1963 to 1967 who represented the riding of Scarborough Centre.

Background

Peck was born in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...

, the son of George Henry Peck (1887–1978) and Agnes Crabb (1883–1950). Prior to his election to the provincial legislature, Peck was a trustee and the first Chair of the

Scarborough Board of Education The Scarborough Board of Education (SBE, commonly known as School District 16), formally the Board of Education for the City of Scarborough is the former public-secular school district serving Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. The board was founded ...

. In recognition of his public service, George Peck Public School in Scarborough was named after him. During the Second World War George Peck was a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, and served overseas in active duty. Peck was a jeweller, by profession. He died in

Peterborough, Ontario Peterborough ( ) is a city on the Otonabee River in Ontario, Canada, about 125 kilometres (78 miles) northeast of Toronto. According to the 2021 Census, the population of the City of Peterborough was 83,651. The population of the Peterborough ...

, on January 1, 1993, and is buried in the cemetery in Fenelon Falls, Ontario.

Politics

Peck was the first MPP elected in the newly created riding of Scarborough Centre. He defeated New Democratic candidate E.K. Ranney by 400 votes. He served in the

27th Legislative Assembly of Ontario The 27th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was in session from September 25, 1963, until September 5, 1967, just prior to the 1967 general election. The majority party was the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party led by John Robarts John Parme ...

as a government backbencher in a majority PC government under Premier

John Robarts John Parmenter Robarts (January 11, 1917 – October 18, 1982) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 17th premier of Ontario from 1961 to 1971. He was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Early life Robar ...

. He was defeated in the 1967 provincial election by the NDP candidate

Margaret Renwick Margaret Renwick, (February 1, 1923 – January 20, 2012) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1971 who represented the riding of Scarborough Centre. Backgro ...

by 898 votes. He ran for a seat on the Scarborough Board of Control in the 1969 municipal election but failed to be elected."Ex-MPP Peck seeks Scarborough seat", ''Toronto Daily Star'', 9 October 1969

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Peck, George Henry 1917 births 1993 deaths Politicians from Toronto Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Royal Canadian Air Force personnel of World War II