Peter Thomas Manley (December 8, 1904 – February 12, 1998) was an
Ontario dairy farmer and political figure. He represented
Stormont in the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario (OLA, french: Assemblée législative de l'Ontario) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by ...
as a
Liberal member from 1951 to 1963.
He was born in
Berwick,
Stormont County, Ontario
Stormont County area is a county in the Canadian province of Ontario.
Stormont was created in 1792, but was settled seven years earlier in 1785. Veterans of Loyalist regiments were among the first settlers. An estimated one third of the pioneers ...
in 1904.
The Ottawa Journal carried this story in 1958 reporting on how Peter Manley was the only Liberal to defeat a Conservative in a recent provincial election, with comments about how he balanced political life with the farm duties and the family.
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1904 births
1998 deaths
Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
People from the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
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