Candidates in the 1945 Canadian Federal Election - Co-Operative Commonwealth Candidates in the 1945 Canadian Federal Election (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Co-Operative Commonwealth Candidates in the 1945 Canadian Federal Election, Independent Candidates in the 1945 Canadian Federal Election, Labour Progressive Candidates in the 1945 Canadian Federal Election, Liberal Candidates in the 1945 Canadian Federal Election, Progressive Conservative Candidates in the 1945 Canadian Federal Election, Social Credit Candidates in the 1945 Canadian Federal Election, Albert Edward Smith, Andrew Mcnaughton, Harry Dean Ainlay, Tim Buck, Fred Rose, John Bassett, Ron Gostick, Henri-Georges Grenier, Ernest William Sansom, John Michael Macdonald, Gilbert Layton, Dorise Nielsen, Joseph Zuken, Lloyd Shaw, Labour-Progressive Party Candidates, 1945 Canadian Federal Election, Chester Ronning, Herman Voaden, John Hnatyshyn, Sam Carr, William Kashtan, Jan Lakeman, David Laurence Maclaren. Excerpt: Rev. Albert Edward Smith (October 20, 18711947) was a Canadian religious leader and politician. A social gospeller, Smith was for many years a minister in the Canadian Methodist Church before starting his own "People's Church". He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1920 to 1922 as a Labour representative. In 1925, he became a member of the Communist Party of Canada. Smith was born in Guelph, Ontario, the son of working-class immigrants from England. His family later moved to Hamilton, where he developed an interest in religion after joining the Gore Street Methodist Church. After passing an oral examination to become a preacher, Smith was transferred to McGregor, Manitoba in 1890 to begin field work. His appointment came from James Woodsworth, superintendent of Methodist missions for western Canada and father of J.S. Woodsworth. Smith was a vocal supporter of Thomas Greenway's Liberal government in Manitoba du... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2380615