John Douglas Tidball Tisdalle (May 31, 1917
– May 14, 1999) was a salesman and political figure in
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
.
Early life
He was born in
Victoria, British Columbia
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, the son of Arthur Tisdalle and E. Mulhulland. In 1938, Tisdalle married Helen Millhouse.
Tisdalle published three books of poetry. He was married a second time to Maria.
Career
He represented
Saanich from 1953 to 1966 and
Saanich and the Islands
Saanich and the Islands was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986. Most of the riding is now part of Saanich North and the Islands, while the southern part of the riding is now Saanich So ...
from 1966 to 1972 in the
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is the deliberative assembly of the Parliament of British Columbia, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The Legislative Assembly meets in Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria. Members ar ...
as a
Social Credit
Social credit is a distributive philosophy of political economy developed by C. H. Douglas. Douglas attributed economic downturns to discrepancies between the cost of goods and the compensation of the workers who made them. To combat what he ...
member. He also ran once for Parliament, in the 1972 federal election.
Death
He died of cancer at the age of 81.
John Tisdale published the following books:
* ''Rhymes of Time'' (1974)
* ''Rhymes of Time II'' (19??)
* ''Rhymes of Time III'' (1988)
References
1917 births
1999 deaths
British Columbia Social Credit Party MLAs
Politicians from Victoria, British Columbia
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