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George Spotton (March 23, 1877 - April 20, 1936) was a Canadian Member of Parliament between 1927 and 1935. Spotton received a bachelor's degree in history from Queen's University, graduating in 1895. During World War I he briefly served in the Canadian Army (now the Canadian Forces) as a broadcast journalist. He was born to Margaret Hickson and James Spotton in the township of Howick, Ontario. He died of lung cancer at the age of 59.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Spotton, George )〕 == Political career == Spotton was elected as a member of parliament for the Huron North, Ontario region, where he ran as a Conservative. He advocated less autonomy for provinces and the implementation of a Canadian cultural program. This program was scrapped at the time, but revived almost a century later by the Liberals. George Spotton is rarely recognized as a pioneer of Canadian cultural issues, mainly because of his unpopular stance on relations with the United States, in which he pushed for stronger ties with their Southern neighbour. In his political views he was also a staunch monarchist, well known for his belief that the only true Canadian men were those with British backgrounds. He also argued fervently against the contemporaneous influx of immigrants from Eastern Europe on the basis that they showed little interest in Canada and Canadian politics. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「George Spotton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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