Arthur Slaght

Arthur Slaght
Member of Parliament
for Parry Sound
In office
October 1935 – April 1945
Preceded byJames Arthurs
Succeeded byWilfred McDonald
Personal details
Born
Arthur Graeme Slaght

(1877-05-03)3 May 1877
Simcoe, Ontario
Died21 January 1964(1964-01-21) (aged 86)
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Evelyn Lukes
m. 17 September 1903[1]
Professionbarrister, solicitor

Arthur Graeme Slaght (3 May 1877 – 21 January 1964) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Slaght served as a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Simcoe, Ontario.

Slaght attended secondary school at Simcoe, then studied at Osgoode Hall Law School.[1]

He unsuccessfully attempted to win a seat in the House of Commons at Timiskaming riding in a by-election on 7 April 1920. He won the Parry Sound seat in the 1935 federal election and was re-elected there in 1940. After completing his term in the 19th Canadian Parliament, Slaght did not seek a further term in the 1945 election.

References

  1. ^ a b Normandin, A. L. (1941). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.


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