Sidney LeRoi Clunis (22 April 1911 – 7 November 1975) was a
Liberal party
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member of the
House of Commons of Canada
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. Born in
Blenheim, Ontario
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History
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, he was a lawyer by career.
He attended public and secondary schools in Blenheim, then
Ontario Agricultural College
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and the
University of Western Ontario
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and
Osgoode Hall Law School
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. He attained a
Bachelor of Arts
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degree.
He was first elected at the
Kent
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riding in the
1962 general election, defeating incumbent
Harold Danforth
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Danforth attended Ontario Agricultural College aft ...
of the
Progressive Conservative party. After serving one term, the
25th Parliament, he was defeated by Danforth in the
1963 election.
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1911 births
1975 deaths
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Lawyers in Ontario
Politicians from Chatham-Kent
University of Western Ontario alumni
Osgoode Hall Law School alumni
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