Margaret Scrivener
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Margaret Scrivener | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1971–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Price |
| Succeeded by | Ian Scott |
| Constituency | St. David |
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| Born | Margaret Mary Howse 1922 |
| Died | (aged 75) |
| Party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | Richard Scrivener |
| Children | 4 |
| Occupation | Journalist |
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Margaret Mary Burgoyne-Howse Scrivener[1] (c. 1922 – September 11, 1997) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Progressive Conservative Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1985 who represented the downtown Toronto riding of St. David. She was the second woman in Canada to hold a cabinet position, serving as a minister in the government of Bill Davis.[2]
Scrivener was born in Toronto and was educated at St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School. She worked for the Toronto Telegram newspaper during and after World War II, and covered Marilyn Bell's historic swims across Lake Ontario. She was also active in several Rosedale community groups, and was a prominent figure in the struggle to preserve the ravines from development. She served as chair of the Ontario Planning Association, and was a member of the Metropolitan Toronto Planning Board. From 1962 to 1970, she and her husband owned a 120-hectare dairy farm near Keswick, Ontario.[3]
Scrivener was a skilled pianist and listed Mozart and Chopin as being among her favourite composers.[4] She died in 1997, at age 75. Ralph Day Funeral Home in Toronto handled the arrangements for a well attended service at the Cathedral Church of St.Jame's
