Raymond Clare Edwards (August 2, 1920 – February 6, 2017) was a politician in

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. He served as a

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member of the

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from 1959 to 1963 representing the

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area riding of

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Background

Edwards was born in

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, a rural party of the southern province. His parents were Charles Raymond Edwards and Caroline Matilda Stribbell. He was a realtor and insurance agent. In 1941, he married Rita Miles and together they raised five children.

Politics

In the 1959 provincial election, Edwards ran as the

candidate in the

area riding of

. He defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent Art Child by 944 votes. He served as a supporter of opposition party leader John Wintermeyer for the next four years. In the 1963 election, he was defeated by PC candidate Donald Ewen by 833 votes.

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* 1920 births 2017 deaths Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Politicians from Hamilton, Ontario {{Liberal-Ontario-MPP-stub