Clement Augustine O'Leary (26 June 1916 – 12 June 1969) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada and member of the Senate of Canada. He was born in Lochaber, Nova Scotia whose career was based in the insurance industry.
Clement O'Leary | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Antigonish—Guysborough | |
| In office March 1958 – June 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Angus Ronald MacDonald |
| Succeeded by | John Benjamin Stewart |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Clement Augustine O'Leary 26 June 1916 Lochaber, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | 12 June 1969 (aged 52) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Profession | Insurance agent, insurance supervisor |
He was first elected to Parliament at the Antigonish—Guysborough riding in the 1958 general election and served one term, the 24th Parliament, after which he was defeated in the 1962 federal election.
O'Leary was appointed to the Senate on 25 September 1962 under the John Diefenbaker administration and remained a member there until his death in June 1969.
| 1958 Canadian federal election: Antigonish—Guysborough | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Clement O'Leary | 6,758 | ||||||
| Liberal | Alasdair Graham | 5,827 | ||||||
| 1962 Canadian federal election: Antigonish—Guysborough | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | John B. Stewart | 6,296 | ||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Clement O'Leary | 6,183 | ||||||
| New Democratic | John Hugh Campbell | 208 | ||||||
| Social Credit | Alexander James Malloy | 104 | ||||||
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