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Clarke Rollins

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Clarke Rollins
Rollins in 1960
Ontario MPP
In office
1959–1981
Preceded byLloyd Harrison Price
Succeeded byJim Pollock
ConstituencyHastings—Peterborough (1975-1981)
Hastings (1967-1975)
Hastings East (1959-1967)
Personal details
Born(1912-10-14)October 14, 1912
Coe Hill, Ontario
DiedNovember 25, 1996(1996-11-25) (aged 84)
Bancroft, Ontario
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseBeverley Hurley
RelationsDoug Rollins (cousin)
Children3
OccupationPetroleum distributor

Clarke Tivy Rollins (October 14, 1912 – November 25, 1996) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1959 to 1981 who represented the ridings of Hastings East, Hastings, and Hastings—Peterborough.

Background

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He was born in Coe Hill, Ontario, the son of Charles Samuel Rollins, and educated there and in Belleville. Rollins married Beverley Hurley and had three sons.[1] He was a freemason and his cousin, Doug Rollins, represented the neighbouring riding of Quinte as a Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament from 1995 to 1999. He died at his home in Bancroft, Ontario.[2]

Politics

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He served as reeve for Wollaston Township and warden for Hastings County. Rollins also served as chairman of the St. Lawrence Parks Commission.[2] He was elected to the legislature in 1959 after upsetting incumbent MPP Lloyd Harrison Price for the Progressive Conservative nomination, several months after Price was acclaimed as the riding's MPP in a by-election.[3][4] Rollins went on to defeat Liberal candidate Leslie McLaren in the general election by 1,897 votes.[5] He was re-elected in five times before retiring in 1981. He served 22 years as a backbench supporter of Leslie Frost, John Robarts, and Bill Davis.

References

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  1. ^ Pierre G. Normandin (1981). Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1977.
  2. ^ a b "Obituary". Bancroft Times. December 3, 1996.
  3. ^ Two PCs Acclaimed In Ontario, The Globe and Mail (1936-); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]. 29 Aug 1958: 1.
  4. ^ MPP Defeated, PCs Nominate Bancroft Man, The Globe and Mail (1936-); Apr 24, 1959; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Globe and Mail, pg. 5
  5. ^ Canadian Press (June 12, 1959). "Complete Results of Ontario Voting by Constituencies". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa. p. 26.
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