Constituency Woodbine Succeeded by Harold Fishleigh | Name Bert Leavens | |
Born March 2, 1886
Owen Sound, Ontario ( 1886-03-02 ) Died December 22, 1953(1953-12-22) (aged 67)
Toronto, Ontario | ||
Preceded by Goldwin Corlett Elgie Preceded by Goldwin Corlett Elgie Succeeded by Goldwin Corlett Elgie | ||
Bertram Elijah "Bert" Leavens (March 2, 1886 – December 22, 1953) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a CCF member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1943 to 1945 and 1948 to 1951. He represented the downtown Toronto riding of Woodbine.
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Background
The son of John Wesley Leavens and Elizabeth Haycroft, he was born in Owen Sound, Ontario.
Politics
Leavens ran unsuccessfully for the Greenwood seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1935 and 1940 as a CCF candidate, losing both times to Denton Massey.
In the 1943 provincial election, he ran as a CCF candidate in the downtown Toronto riding of Woodbine.
References
Bert Leavens Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA