Randolph Harding
Canadian politician
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Randolph Harding (September 17, 1914 – March 3, 1996) was a Canadian politician.
Randolph Harding | |
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| Member of Parliament for Kootenay West | |
| In office 1968–1974 | |
| Preceded by | Herbert Wilfred Herridge |
| Succeeded by | Robert Brisco |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia | |
| In office 1945–1968 | |
| Preceded by | Charles Sidney Leary |
| Succeeded by | William King |
| Constituency | Kaslo-Slocan (1945-1966) Revelstoke-Slocan (1966-1968) |
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| Born | September 17, 1914 |
| Died | March 3, 1996 (aged 81) Silverton, British Columbia |
| Party | New Democratic Party of Canada |
| Profession | teacher |
Biography
Born in Silverton, British Columbia, Harding was a teacher and a member of the Silverton municipal council. He was elected as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation candidate to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia representing Kaslo-Slocan in 1945, and was re-elected in 1949, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1960 and 1963. In 1966 he was re-elected in the riding of Revelstoke-Slocan.
He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1968 federal election for the British Columbia riding of Kootenay West. A New Democrat, he was re-elected in 1972 and was defeated in 1974.
After leaving federal politics, Harding served as mayor of Silverton and received a long service award from the Union of British Columbia Municipalities.[1]
Harding served in the Canadian Army during World War II.
