Theodore Isley
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Theodore Henry Isley (ca. 1915 - September 19, 2004) was an Ontario farmer and politician. He served as on the Waterloo Township
council, and then as deputy reeve before being elected to a term in the Ontario legislature as an Ontario Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MPP by winning the Waterloo South
seat in the 1948 provincial eleciton
. He was defeated in the subsequent 1951 provincial election
, in which the CCF fell to two seats from 21 in the previous election. In 1952, he was elected president of the Ontario CCF defeating William Horace Temple
.
Isley also served as the last reeve of Waterloo Township from 1962 to 1971, when it was amalgamated into the Regional Municipality of Waterloo
.
Waterloo County, Ontario
Waterloo County, created in 1853 and dissolved in 1973, was the forerunner of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. It consisted of five townships: Woolwich, Wellesley, Wilmot, Waterloo, and North Dumfries...
council, and then as deputy reeve before being elected to a term in the Ontario legislature as an Ontario Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MPP by winning the Waterloo South
Waterloo South
Waterloo South was a federal electoral district and a provincial electoral district.Federally, it was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario...
seat in the 1948 provincial eleciton
Ontario general election, 1948
The Ontario general election of 1948 was held on June 7, 1948, to elect the 90 members of the 23rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
. He was defeated in the subsequent 1951 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1951
The Ontario general election of 1951 was held on November 22, 1951, to elect the 90 members of the 24th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....
, in which the CCF fell to two seats from 21 in the previous election. In 1952, he was elected president of the Ontario CCF defeating William Horace Temple
William Horace Temple
William Horace Temple , nicknamed "Temperance Bill" or "Temperance Willie", was a Canadian democratic socialist politician, trade union activist, businessman and temperance crusader. As a youth he worked for the railway. During World War I, and World War II he was a soldier in the Royal Naval...
.
Isley also served as the last reeve of Waterloo Township from 1962 to 1971, when it was amalgamated into the Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Regional Municipality of Waterloo
The Regional Municipality of Waterloo is a regional municipality located in Southern Ontario, Canada. It consists of the cities of Kitchener, Cambridge, and Waterloo, and the townships of Wellesley, Woolwich, Wilmot, and North Dumfries. It is often referred to as the Region of Waterloo or just...
.