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Cecil Cathers

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Cecil Alexander (Tiny) Cathers
Member of Parliament
for York North
In office
June 1957 – June 1962
Preceded byJack Smith
Succeeded byJohn Addison
Personal details
Born(1901-04-21)21 April 1901
Toronto, Ontario
Died6 December 1989(1989-12-06) (aged 88)
Toronto, Ontario
Political partyProgressive Conservative
SpouseKatherine (Kaye) Dean[1]
Professionbusiness 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

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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
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
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
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

References

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