Max Saltsman
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29 May 1921
Max Saltsman | |
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 Official 1974 portrait | |
| Member of Parliament for Waterloo South (Waterloo; 1968–1974) (Waterloo—Cambridge; 1974–1979) | |
| In office 9 November 1964 – 21 May 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon Chaplin |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Samuel Mayer Saltsman 29 May 1921 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 28 November 1985 (aged 64) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse |
Dorothy Gellman (m. 1947) |
| Profession |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Branch/service | Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1940–1945 |
| Rank | Corporal |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Samuel Mayer "Max" Saltsman (29 May 1921 – 28 November 1985) was a Canadian businessman and politician who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Waterloo South (1964–1968), Waterloo (1968–1974), and Waterloo—Cambridge (1974–1979) with the New Democratic Party (NDP).[1]
Saltsman was born on 29 May 1921 in Toronto to Samuel and Sara (née Krier) Saltsman, gaining the nickname “Max” in childhood.[2] He attended schools in the Spadina area and left Central Technical School at age 14 to work and support his family.[3] He earned high-school credits through part-time studies after work.[4]
Saltsman did not complete a university degree, but took correspondence courses while serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and continued his education sporadically during his years in Parliament.[4] During World War II, he served in France, the Netherlands, and Germany with the RCAF.[5] In 1947, he married Dorothy Gellman.[6] He was president of Galt Dry Cleaning Services and Eastern Coin Operated Enterprise.[6][2]
Career in politics
Saltsman was first elected to the House of Commons in a 1964 by‑election following the death of MP Gordon Chaplin, and was re‑elected in the general elections of 1965, 1968, 1972, and 1974.[7] He served as the New Democratic Party critic for Finance and National Revenue in 1976–1977.[7] He drafted private member's bill C‑249, “An Act Respecting a Proposed Association Between Canada and the Caribbean Turks and Caicos Islands,” proposing an association between Canada and the islands; the bill did not proceed to a vote.[8]
Before entering federal office, Saltsman was an alderman in Galt, Ontario, from 1961 to 1964.[8] In 1982, Bill Davis, the Premier of Ontario, appointed Saltsman to the province's Inflation Restraint Board.[9] He planned to return to municipal politics as a councillor‑at‑large for Cambridge in 1985, but withdrew at a news conference on 21 October after announcing a diagnosis of terminal liver cancer.[10]
Saltsman died at Toronto's Wellesley Hospital on 28 November 1985, two weeks after the Cambridge municipal election.[11] The Max Saltsman fonds are held at Library and Archives Canada.[12]