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Canadian politician

Randolph Harding
Member of Parliament
for Kootenay West
In office
1968–1974
Preceded byHerbert Wilfred Herridge
Succeeded byRobert Brisco
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
In office
1945–1968
Personal details
Born(1914-09-17)September 17, 1914
Silverton, British Columbia
DiedMarch 3, 1996(1996-03-03) (aged 81)
Silverton, British Columbia
Political partyNew Democratic Party of Canada
Professionteacher

Randolph Harding (September 17, 1914 – March 3, 1996) was a Canadian politician.

Biography

Born in Silverton, British Columbia, Harding was a teacher and a member of the Silverton municipal council. He was elected as the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation candidate to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia representing Kaslo-Slocan in 1945, and was re-elected in 1949, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1960 and 1963. In 1966 he was re-elected in the riding of Revelstoke-Slocan.

He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1968 federal election for the British Columbia riding of Kootenay West. A New Democrat, he was re-elected in 1972 and was defeated in 1974.

After leaving federal politics, Harding served as mayor of Silverton and received a long service award from the Union of British Columbia Municipalities.

Harding served in the Canadian Army during World War II.

References

  1. "Long Service Award Recipients". Union of British Columbia Municipalities. Retrieved 2011-11-30.

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