Horace Stanley Colliver (February 10, 1874
– December 16, 1957) was a businessman and political figure in
Ontario
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. He represented
Prince Edward in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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from 1923 to 1926 and from 1928 to 1934 as a
Conservative member.
He was born in
Hallowell township, the son of George Colliver and Belle Spafford, and was educated in
Cherry Valley. In 1896, Colliver married Eva E. Garrison. He was a wholesale grocer, canner and coal dealer. Colliver served as warden for
Prince Edward County in 1914 and as mayor of
Picton in 1918.
He was successful when he ran for election to the Ontario legislature in 1923. AS a Conservative candidate he took just 17 more votes than the incumbent UFO MPP Parliament to win the seat.
He was defeated by United Farmers candidate
William Raney when he ran for reelection in 1926.
Colliver took the seat in a 1928 by-election, after Raney was named a judge.
He died in 1957.
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1874 births
1957 deaths
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
Mayors of places in Ontario
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