Joseph Reid (politician)

Joseph Lloyd Reid (24 September 1917 – 14 August 2015) was a Canadian politician. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was a lawyer by career.[1]

Joseph Reid
Member of Parliament
for St. Catharines
In office
1979–1988
Preceded byGilbert Parent
Succeeded byKen Atkinson
54th Mayor of St. Catharines
In office
1973–1976
Preceded byMackenzie Chown
Succeeded byRoy Adams
Personal details
Born
Joseph Lloyd Reid

(1917-09-24)24 September 1917
Govan, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died14 August 2015(2015-08-14) (aged 97)
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative Party

Reid was president of the St. Catharines Chamber of Commerce in the mid-1960s and was the city's mayor from 1973 to 1976.[2] He represented the riding of St. Catharines, Ontario, where he was first elected in 1979. Reid was re-elected in 1980 and 1984, thus serving three successive terms from the 31st to the 33rd Canadian Parliaments. Reid left national politics in 1988 and did not campaign in that year's federal election.

References edit

  1. ^ "Joseph Lloyd Reid". Your Life Moments. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. ^ Stephens, William. "Mayors of the City of St Catharines" (PDF). Historical Society of St Catharines. Retrieved 23 June 2015.

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