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Gordon Daniel Conant

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name = Gordon Daniel Conantimage = caption = order = 12th Premier of Ontarioterm_start = October 21, 1942term_end = May 18, 1943predecessor = Mitchell Hepburnsuccessor = Harry Nixonbirth_date = January 11, 1885birth_place = Cedar Dale, East Whitby Township, Ontariodeath_date = January 2, 1953death_place = Oshawa, Ontarioparty = Ontario Liberal Partyspouse =religion =
}Gordon Daniel Conant (January 11, 1885 – January 2, 1953) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and Premier of Ontario.

Early life

Born in Cedar Dale, East Whitby Township (now part of the Township of Oshawa) in Ontario, he was educated at the University of Toronto and called to the Ontario Bar in 1912. He practiced law in Oshawa. In 1933, he was made a King's Counsel.

Municipal politics

In 1914, he was Deputy Reeve of Oshawa and Reeve in 1915. In 1916 and 1917, he was the Mayor of Oshawa. In 1934, he became Crown Attorney for Ontario County.

Provincial politics

In 1937 elections, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the electoral district of Ontario. A Liberal, he was appointed Attorney-General of Ontario in 1937 in the government of Mitchell Hepburn.

Hepburn resigned suddenly, in October 1942, due to his feud with Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King that split Hepburn's cabinet and threatened the unity of his party. Hepburn announced that he was remaining leader of the party and selected Conant as the new Premier. The party, led by King's supporters, demanded a leadership convention and Conant and Hepburn were forced to acquiesce resulting in the election of Harry Nixon as the new Liberal leader and Premier in May 1943.

Later life

From 1943 to 1951, he was a Master of the Supreme Court of Ontario. In 1944, he was awarded an honourary degree from the University of Toronto.

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External links

* Find-A-Grave profile for Gordon Daniel Conant



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