Clarence Milligan
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Clarence Adam Milligan (12 February 1904 - unknown) was a Progressive Conservative party
member of the Canadian House of Commons
. He was a farmer by career.
Milligan was born at Tamworth, Ontario
. He was first elected at the Prince Edward—Lennox
riding in the 1957 general election
, after defeating incumbent parliamentarian George Tustin
for the Progressive Conservative nomination. He was elected to a second term there in the 1958 election
then left federal politics at the end of the 24th Canadian Parliament
. He made another attempt to return to the House of Commons in the 1968 election
at Frontenac—Lennox and Addington
as an independent candidate affiliated with the Progressive Conservatives, but was defeated by Almonte Douglas Alkenbrack
.
Milligan also served as a president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture
and was living in Napanee
in the early 1990s. He owned what is now the developed part of the Town of Napanee. His death reportedly occurred before by 1995.
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada was a Canadian political party with a centre-right stance on economic issues and, after the 1970s, a centrist stance on social issues....
member of the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
. He was a farmer by career.
Milligan was born at Tamworth, Ontario
Tamworth, Ontario
Tamworth is a small community in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada. Tamworth is located due North of Napanee, Ontario and Northeast of Belleville, Ontario, near Kingston, Ontario.-Sports:...
. He was first elected at the Prince Edward—Lennox
Prince Edward—Lennox
Prince Edward-Lennox was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario...
riding in the 1957 general election
Canadian federal election, 1957
The Canadian federal election of 1957 was held June 10, 1957, to select the 265 members of the House of Commons of Canada. In one of the great upsets in Canadian political history, the Progressive Conservative Party , led by John Diefenbaker, brought an end to 22 years of Liberal rule, as the...
, after defeating incumbent parliamentarian George Tustin
George Tustin
George James Tustin was a Progressive Conservative party, National Government and Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons...
for the Progressive Conservative nomination. He was elected to a second term there in the 1958 election
Canadian federal election, 1958
The Canadian federal election of 1958 was the 24th general election in Canada's history. It was held to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 24th Parliament of Canada on March 31, 1958, just nine months after the 23rd election...
then left federal politics at the end of the 24th Canadian Parliament
24th Canadian Parliament
The 24th Canadian Parliament was in session from May 12, 1958 until April 19, 1962. The membership was set by the 1958 federal election on March 31, 1958, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1962 election.It was controlled by a...
. He made another attempt to return to the House of Commons in the 1968 election
Canadian federal election, 1968
The Canadian federal election of 1968 was held on June 25, 1968, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 28th Parliament of Canada...
at Frontenac—Lennox and Addington
Frontenac—Lennox and Addington
Frontenac—Lennox and Addington was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1968 to 1979. It was located in the province of Ontario...
as an independent candidate affiliated with the Progressive Conservatives, but was defeated by Almonte Douglas Alkenbrack
Almonte Alkenbrack
Almonte Douglas Alkenbrack was a Canadian politician and a lumberman. He was born in Rydal Bank, Ontario, which is now a part of the township of Plummer Additional, Ontario....
.
Milligan also served as a president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture is a general farm organization established in 1936 and headquartered in Guelph, Ontario. The OFA comprises 52 county farm organizations from across the province. Bette Jean Crews was acclaimed OFA President at the 2008 Annual General Meeting, held in Toronto,...
and was living in Napanee
Greater Napanee, Ontario
Greater Napanee is a town in Lennox and Addington County in the Eastern portion of Southern Ontario, Canada and is approximately 40 kilometres or 24.8 miles west of Kingston. It is located on the eastern end of the Bay of Quinte...
in the early 1990s. He owned what is now the developed part of the Town of Napanee. His death reportedly occurred before by 1995.