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Earl Desmond

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Earl Desmond
Member of Parliament
for Kent
In office
March 1940 – June 1949
Preceded byArthur Lisle Thompson
Succeeded byBlake Huffman
Personal details
Born
Clayton Earl Desmond

(1894-03-09)9 March 1894
Morpeth, Ontario, Canada
Died14 July 1968(1968-07-14) (aged 74)
Chatham, Ontario, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
National Government
Spouse(s)Maribel Fraser
m. 17 August 1918[1]
Professionfarmer

Clayton Earl Desmond (9 March 1894 – 14 July 1968) was a National Government and Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Morpeth, Ontario and became a farmer by career.

He was first elected to Parliament at the Kent riding in the 1940 general election under the National Government affiliation, then re-elected as a Progressive Conservative for a second term in 1945. He was defeated by Blake Huffman of the Liberal party in the 1949 election.

References

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  1. ^ Normandin, G. Pierre (1947). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
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