Arnold Keith Alexander (June 12, 1921 – December 18, 1972) was a

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, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the

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from 1958 to 1966. Born in

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, Alexander was educated at the

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minister. Alexander was first elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1958 election, defeating incumbent

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by 198 votes in the constituency of Roblin. He was re-elected by a greater margin in the elections of

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and

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, and did not run in 1966. He served as a backbench supporter of

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's government thorough his time in office. He died in

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at the age of 51.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Keith 1921 births 1972 deaths Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba MLAs Canadian World War II pilots Royal Canadian Air Force personnel of World War II