Charles Stephen Booth was a Canadian politician

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 and barrister

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. He as elected to the Canadian House of Commons

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 as a Member of the Liberal Party

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 in 1940

Canadian federal election, 1940

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 to represent the riding

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 of Winnipeg North

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. Prior to his federal political experience, he served overseas in the Western University Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force then in northern Russia

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 with the Royal Air Force

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 as a pilot and in 1936 he became a lieutenant colonel

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 and commander

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 of the Winnipeg Light Infantry. From there he moved to London, England where he was placed with the 1st Canadian Corps Headquarters and promoted to Colonel

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 where he also achieved the ranks of Assistant Deputy Adjutant General, Brigadier and then Deputy Adjutant General.