Sidney Arthur Fraleigh (born 5 February 1931) is a former Progressive Conservative party member of the

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. Born in

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, Fraleigh is a farmer by career. He was the son of Sidney Anderson Fraleigh and was educated at the

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. In 1953, Fraleigh married Velma Eloise Minielly. He served as a member of the council for Bosanquet Township and was also chairman of the board for the Ontario Pork Producers Marketing Board. Fraleigh won the seat for the

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electoral district in the 1979 federal election but lost there in the 1980 federal election to Ralph Ferguson of the

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. He regained the seat in

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, but lost again to Ferguson in the 1988 federal election. Fraleigh thus served in the 31st and 33rd Canadian Parliaments.

References

* ''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1987'', PG Normandin

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* 1931 births Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs {{ProgressiveConservative-Ontario-MP-stub