Cecil Cathers

Cecil Alexander (Tiny) Cathers
Cecil Alexander (Tiny) Cathers
Member of Parliament; for York North
	In office; June 1957 – June 1962
Preceded by	Jack Smith
Succeeded by	John Addison
Personal details
Born	21 April 1901; Toronto, Ontario
Died	6 December 1989 (aged 88); Toronto, Ontario
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Katherine (Kaye) Dean
Profession	business executive, farmer

Cecil Alexander (Tiny) Cathers (21 April 1901 – 6 December 1989) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Toronto, Ontario and became a business executive and farmer by career.

He was first elected at the York North riding in the 1957 general election after a previous unsuccessful attempt to win a seat there in the 1953 election. Cathers was re-elected in the 1958 election, but defeated by John Addison of the Liberal party in the 1962 election.

Cathers died at Toronto's Queen Elizabeth Hospital on 6 December 1989.^[1]

Electoral record

v t e 1953 Canadian federal election: York North
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	Jack Smith	10,988
	Progressive Conservative	Cecil Cathers	9,355
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Donald Scott	2,116

v t e 1957 Canadian federal election: York North
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Cecil Cathers	17,770
	Liberal	Jack Rye	10,753
	Social Credit	Allan A. Alton	1,653

v t e 1958 Canadian federal election: York North
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Progressive Conservative	Cecil Cathers	21,499
	Liberal	Sam Cook	9,523
	Co-operative Commonwealth	Fred Prentice	2,148
	Social Credit	W. Dave Greer	494

v t e 1962 Canadian federal election: York North
Party	Candidate	Votes
	Liberal	John Addison	18,094
	Progressive Conservative	C.A. Tiny Cathers	17,168
	New Democratic	Stanley John Hall	7,796
	Social Credit	J. Alex Ford	528

^ ^a ^b "Birth and Death Notices". The Globe and Mail. 7 December 1989. p. D7.