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Leonard Harold Claydon (December 31, 1915 in Winnipeg, Manitoba – December 8, 1971〔) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Manitoba legislature as a Progressive Conservative from 1969 until his death. Claydon was educated at Winnipeg public schools and St. Johns College. He worked as a merchant and technician, and served in the Royal Canadian Air Force from 1940 to 1946, spending three and a half years overseas and reaching the rank of Flight Lieutenant. He later operated a hardware store in Winnipeg. He was a Scottish Rite freemason and a member of the United Church of Canada.〔''Winnipeg Free Press'', 9 January 1969, p. 3; advertisement, ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 1 February 1969, p. 8.〕 Claydon also worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway and Trans-Canada Airlines.〔 He was elected to the Winnipeg City Council in the 1960 municipal election, was re-elected four times. He chaired the city's Public Works Committee from 1961 to 1969, and served as acting deputy mayor in 1968.〔advertisement, ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 1 February 1969, p. 8.〕 Claydon won a by-election for the Manitoba legislature in the riding of Wolseley in February 1969, following the resignation of former Premier Dufferin Roblin.〔Claydon won the Progressive Conservative nomination unopposed. See ''Winnipeg Free Press', 9 January 1969, p. 3.〕 He remained a member of the Winnipeg City Council after his provincial election.〔Claydon had intended to seek re-election to the chairmanship of the public works committee in early 1969, but withdrew from the contest on the grounds that he was too busy with his provincial campaign. See ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 14 January 1969, p. 4.〕 Claydon was re-elected in the 1969 provincial election, but died two years later in Winnipeg after a lengthy illness. He played an important role in returning a steam train now known as the "Prairie Dog Central" into service in the Winnipeg area.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Our History )〕 ==Electoral record== 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「Leonard Claydon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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